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Going to start posting panels of MHA SMASH! on here, here's where the masterlist will be!

It's going to be very rough right now, still working out how I want to organize this (as you can see from my pinned post, I really like to organize)

Now, I'm not going to do this in order one by one - I'm going to share random panels I like then add their novel, chapter and page and link it here

So it's going to be a bunch of empty and filled links (⁠；⁠^⁠ω⁠^⁠）

I just like to have an area where I know where everything is

There's also an issue with SMASH having some... Interesting content. That will be put under a "Read More" and will be tagged "Suggestive". Wish it didn't but I guess Neda's just like that :⁠-⁠\ He did get a warning from Horikoshi though so that counts for something

(probably not going to share those chapters very much/at all unless someone's curious and asks for them)

Also pages/chapters with such content will be marked only here to make it clear

❗ = Watch (ex; Mineta saying something)

‼️ = Warning (Ex; Mineta doing something)

🔖 = Favorite of mine :⁠-⁠)

Welcome to MHA SMASH! This is the rarely heard of, only non-canon MHA spinoff! It's a comedy series, and has gotten a warning (or two) from Horikoshi himself! I hope you enjoy it!

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Novel 1

Ch.1

[pg.5] / [pg.6] / [pg.7] / [pg.8] / [pg.9] / [pg.10] / [pg.11]

Ch.2

[pg.12] / [pg.13] / [pg.14] / [pg.15] / [pg.16]

Ch.3

[pg.17] / [pg.18] / [pg.19] / [pg.20] / [pg.21]

[Extra]

Ch.4

[pg.23] / [pg.24] / [pg.25] / [pg.26] / [pg.27]

Ch.5

[pg.28] / [pg.29] / [pg.30] / [pg.31] / [pg.32]

Ch.6

[pg.33] / [pg.34] / [pg.35] / [pg.36] / [pg.37]

Ch.7

[pg.39] / [pg.40] / [pg.41] / [pg.42] / [pg.43]

Ch.8

[pg.44] / [pg.45] / [pg.46] / [pg.47] / [pg.48] / [pg.49]

Ch.9

[pg.50] / [pg.51] / [pg.52] / [pg.53] / [pg.54] / [pg.55]

Ch.10

[pg.57] / [pg.58] / [pg.59] / [pg.60] / [pg.61]

Ch.11

[pg.62] / [pg.63] / [pg.64] / [pg.65] / [pg.66]

Ch.12

[pg.67] / [pg.68] / [pg.69] / [pg.70] / [pg.71]

Ch.13

[pg.73] / [pg.74] / [pg.75] / [pg.76] / [pg.77]

Ch.14

[pg.78] / [pg.79] / [pg.80] / [pg.81] / [pg.82] 🔖

Ch.15

[pg.83] / [pg.84] / [pg.85] / [pg.86] / [pg.87] / [pg.88]

Ch.16

[pg.90] / [pg.91] / [pg.92] / [pg.93] / [pg.94]

Ch.17

[pg.95] / [pg.96] / [pg.97] / [pg.98] / [pg.99]

Ch.18

[pg.100] / [pg.101] / [pg.102] / [pg.103] / [pg.104]

Ch.19

[pg.105] / [pg.106] / [pg.107] / [pg.108] / [pg.109]

Ch.20

[pg.110] / [pg.111] / [pg.112] / [pg.113]

[End]

Novel 2

Ch.21

[pg.7] / [pg.8] / [pg.9] / [pg.10] / [pg.11] / [pg.12]

Ch.22

[pg.13] / [pg.14] / [pg.15] / [pg.16] / [pg.17]

Ch.23

[pg.18] / [pg.19] / [pg.20] / [pg.21] / [pg.22]

Ch.24

[pg.24] / [pg.25] / [pg.26] / [pg.27] / [pg.28]

Ch.25

[pg.29] / [pg.30] / [pg.31] / [pg.32] / [pg.33] / [pg.34]

Ch.26

[pg.35] / [pg.36] / [pg.37] / [pg.38] / [pg.39] / [pg.40]

[Extra]

Ch.27

[pg.42] / [pg.43] / [pg.44] / [pg.45] / [pg.46] / [pg.47]

Ch.28

[pg.48] / [pg.49] / [pg.50] / [pg.51] / [pg.52]

Ch.29

[pg.53] / [pg.54] / [pg.55] / [pg.56] / [pg.57]

Ch.30

[pg.59] / [pg.60] / [pg.61] / [pg.62] / [pg.63]

Ch.31

[pg.64] / [pg.65] / [pg.66] / [pg.67] / [pg.68]

Ch.32

[pg.69] / [pg.70] / [pg.71] / [pg.72] / [pg.73] / [pg.74]

Ch.33

[pg.76] / [pg.77] / [pg.78] / [pg.79] / [pg.80]

Ch.34

[pg.81] / [pg.82] / [pg.83] / [pg.84] / [pg.85]

Ch.35

[pg.86] / [pg.87] / [pg.88] / [pg.89] / [pg.90]

Ch.36

[pg.92] / [pg.93] / [pg.94] / [pg.95] / [pg.96]

Ch.37

[pg.97] / [pg.98] / [pg.99] / [pg.100] / [pg.101]

Novel 3

Ch.38

[pg.7] / [pg.8] / [pg.9] / [pg.10] / [pg.11]

Ch.39

[pg.13] / [pg.14] / [pg.15] / [pg.16] / [pg.17] / [pg.18]

Ch.40

[pg.19] / [pg.20] / [pg.21] / [pg.22] / [pg.23]

Ch.41

[pg.24] / [pg.25] / [pg.26] / [pg.27] / [pg.28]

Ch.42

[pg.29] / [pg.30] / [pg.31] / [pg.32] / [pg.33]

Ch.43

[pg.35] / [pg.36] / [pg.37] / [pg.38] / [pg.39]

Ch.44

[pg.40] / [pg.41] / [pg.42] / [pg.43] / [pg.44]

Ch.45

[pg.45] / [pg.46] / [pg.47] / [pg.48] / [pg.49]

Ch.46

[pg.50] / [pg.51] / [pg.52] / [pg.53] / [pg.54]

Ch.47

[pg.55] / [pg.56] / [pg.57] / [pg.58] / [pg.59]

Ch.48

[pg.61] / [pg.62] / [pg.63] / [pg.64] / [pg.65]

Ch.49

[pg.66] / [pg.67] / [pg.68] / [pg.69] / [pg.70]

Ch.50

[pg.71] / [pg.72] / [pg.73] / [pg.74] / [pg.75] / [pg.76]

Ch.51

[pg.78] / [pg.79] / [pg.80] / [pg.81] / [pg.82]

Ch.52

[pg.83] / [pg.84] / [pg.85] / [pg.86] / [pg.87]

Ch.53

[pg.89] / [pg.90] / [pg.91] / [pg.92] / [pg.93] / [pg.94]

Ch.54

[pg.95] / [pg.96] / [pg.98] / [pg.99]

Ch.55

[pg.100] / [pg.101] / [pg.102] / [pg.103] / [pg.104]

Ch.56

[pg.105] / [pg.106] / [pg.107] / [pg.108] / [pg.109]

Ch.57

[pg.110] / [pg.111] / [pg.112] / [pg.113] / [pg.114]

[End]

Novel 4

Ch.58

[pg.7] / [pg.8] / [pg.9] / [pg.10] / [pg.11]

Ch.59

[pg.12] / [pg.13] / [pg.14] / [pg.15] / [pg.16]

Ch.60

[pg.17] / [pg.18] / [pg.19] / [pg.20] / [pg.21]

Ch.61

[pg.22] / [pg.23] / [pg.24] / [pg.25] / [pg.26] / [pg.27]

Ch.62

[pg.29] / [pg.30] / [pg.31] / [pg.32] / [pg.33]

Ch.63

[pg.34] / [pg.35] / [pg.36] / [pg.37] / [pg.38]

Ch.64

[pg.39] / [pg.40] / [pg.41] / [pg.42] / [pg.43]

Ch.65

[pg.44] / [pg.45] / [pg.46] / [pg.47] / [pg.48] / [pg.49]

Ch.66

[pg.51] / [pg.52] / [pg.53] / [pg.54] / [pg.55] / [pg.56]

Ch.67 🔖

[pg.57] / [pg.58] / [pg.59] / [pg.60] / [pg.61]

Ch.68

[pg.62] / [pg.63] / [pg.64] / [pg.65] / [pg.66]

Ch.69

[pg.67] / [pg.68] / [pg.69] / [pg.70] / [pg.71] / [pg.72]

Ch.70

[pg.74] / [pg.75] / [pg.76] / [pg.77] / [pg.78]

Ch.71

[pg.79] / [pg.80] / [pg.81] / [pg.82] / [pg.83]

Ch.72

[pg.84] / [pg.85] / [pg.86] / [pg.87] / [pg.88]

Ch.73

[pg.89] / [pg.90] / [pg.91] / [pg.92] / [pg.93]

Ch.74

[pg.95] / [pg.96] / [pg.97] / [pg.98] / [pg.99]

Ch.75

[pg.100] / [pg.101] / [pg.102] / [pg.103] / [pg.104] / [pg.105]

Ch.76

[pg.106] / [pg.107] / [pg.108] / [pg.109] / [pg.110]

Novel 5

Ch.77

[pg.7] / [pg.8] / [pg.9] / [pg.10] / [pg.11]

Ch.78

[pg.12] / [pg.13] / [pg.14] / [pg.15] / [pg.16]

Ch.79

[pg.17] / [pg.18] / [pg.19] / [pg.20] / [pg.21]

Ch.80

[pg.22] / [pg.23] / [pg.24] / [pg.25] / [pg.26]

Ch.81

[pg.28] / [pg.29] / [pg.30] / [pg.31] / [pg.32]

Ch.82

[pg.33] / [pg.34] / [pg.35] / [pg.36] / [pg.37]

Ch.83

[pg.38] / [pg.39] / [pg.40] / [pg.41] / [pg.42]

Ch.84 🔖

[pg.43] / [pg.44] / [pg.45] / [pg.46] / [pg.47]

Ch.85

[pg.49] / [pg.50] / [pg.51] / [pg.52] / [pg.53]

Ch.86

[pg.54] / [pg.55] / [pg.56] / [pg.57] / [pg.58]

Ch.87

[pg.59] / [pg.60] / [pg.61] / [pg.62] / [pg.63]

Ch.88

[pg.64] / [pg.65] / [pg.66] / [pg.67] / [pg.68]

Ch.89 🔖

[pg.70] / [pg.71] / [pg.72] / [pg.73] / [pg.74]

Ch.90 🔖

[pg.75] / [pg.76] / [pg.77] / [pg.78] / [pg.79] / [pg.80]

Ch.91

[pg.81] / [pg.82] / [pg.83] / [pg.84] / [pg.85]

Ch.92

[pg.87] / [pg.88] / [pg.89] / [pg.90] / [pg.91]

Ch.93

[pg.92] / [pg.93] / [pg.94] / [pg.95] / [pg.96]

Ch.94

[pg.97] / [pg.98] / [pg.99] / [pg.100] / [pg.101] / [pg.102] / [pg.103]

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[junkgatorswritings]

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Okay guys this is kind of ridiculous, I started reading the Harry Potter books with one goal in mind: to prove that the reason it has so many plot holes is because JKR didn't actually plan anything about what happened in the marauder's era.

Not until book three at least and even that isn't really enough information. I have the Scholastic Inc. version of this book with a cover made by headcase design.

But let's start off with a bang!

Most of the information in this book is on Lily Evans and James Potter, which makes complete sense, I'm not going to throw a hissy fit about that.

Here's what we know about Lily:

She has a sister who rejected her named Petunia (ch. 1 pg. 2).

According to Hagrid she was very good at magic (ch. 4 pg. 51, ch. 5 pg. 79).

She turned teacups into rats at home meaning that she broke the underage magic rules (according to petunia ch. 4 pg. 53).

Her parents were very proud to have a witch in the family. (Petunia ch. 4 pg. 53).

She was Head girl (ch. 4 pg. 55)

Was killed on Halloween when Harry was just a year old (ch. 4 pg. 55)

Her eyes were green (ch. 5 pg. 82)

The wand she used was Willow 10 1/4 inches, swishy, and good for charm work (ch. 5 pg. 82). Now if we look at the harrypotter.com page we can find out a little bit more. "Willow is an uncommon wand wood with healing power, and I have noted that the ideal owner for a willow wand often has some (usually unwarranted) insecurity, however well they may try and hide it. While many confident customers insist on trying a willow wand (attracted by their handsome appearance and well-founded reputation for enabling advanced, non-verbal magic) my willow wands have consistently selected those of greatest potential, rather than those who feel they have little to learn. It has always been a proverb in my family that he who has furthest to travel will go fastest with willow" (Harrypotter.com).

She's a very pretty woman with dark red hair and eyes that aren't only the same color but the same shape as Harry's (ch. 12 pg. 208)

She tried to protect Harry and if she hadn't, there's a possibility that Voldemort wouldn't have killed her (ch. 17 pg. 294)

She loved Harry so much that it left its own mark, though not a visible one. (ch. 17 pg. 299)

James Potter:

He was a good for nothing husband who was very unDursleyish (Petunia ch. 1 pg. 2).

He was good at magic according to Hagrid (ch. 4 pg. 51).

He was head boy (ch. 4 pg. 55).

Was killed on Halloween when Harry was just a year old (ch. 4 pg.55).

The reason Voldemort didn't try and get him on his side was because he knew how close the Potter's were to Dumbledore, technically this is also mentioned about Lily but seeing as she was Muggle born I highly doubt that the offer to join the Death Eaters would ever be extended to her so I didn't put this in her section (ch. 4 pg. 55).

His wand was Mahogany, 11 inches, pliable, slightly more powerful than Lily's, and excellent for transfiguration (ch. 5 pg.82). Kay guys I'm not kidding when I say that mahogany isn't listed on Harrypotter.com and I even went to the fandom wiki but all it had was that James potter's wand was made of mahogany as well as a table in the leaky cauldron and the Nimbus 2000.

According to McGonagall he was an excellent quidditch player, however she doesn't say what position he played (ch. 9 pg. 152)

He left his invisibility cloak in the care of someone (who we know is Dumbledore ch. 12 pg. 202).

He was tall, thin, had untidy black hair that stuck up in the back, and he wore glasses (ch. 12 pg. 208).

Severus and James loathed each other (ch. 17 pg. 290).

Voldemort killed him first and he apparently put up a courageous fight (ch. 17pg. 294).

James mainly used the invisibility cloak to sneak into the kitchens and steal food (according to Dumbledore ch. 17 pg. 298).

He saved Snape's life (ch. 17 pg. 300).

Now I'm just barely going to mention that Lily and James were very rarely brought up without the other.

Sirius Black:

I'm honestly shocked that Sirius was even mentioned in the first book, I knew that it was his motorcycle that Hagrid had but I really thought that was going to be something mentioned in later books. however on chapter 1 page 14 Hagrid says "'Young Sirius Black lent it to me.'" From this we know that Sirius was there on the night Harry's parent's died.

Harry later has a dream about a flying motorcycle which I think can either be read as a reference to the night Hagrid flew him to the Dursley's OR as a subtle mention that Sirius was around a lot before Lilly and James died (ch. 2 pg. 19).

So kudos to JKR for having one other character than Harry's parents created.

General information about the marauder's era:

20 years from the beginning of this book Voldemort started looking for followers and found them. Some wanted power others were afraid (ch. 4 pg. 54).

No one ever lived after Voldemort decided to kill them (ch. 4 pg. 55).

Voldemort killed some of the best witches and wizards of the age: McKinnons, Bones, and Prewetts (ch. 4 pg. 56).

According to Hagrid there wasn't a single witch or wizard who went bad that wasn't in Slytherin (ch. 5 pg. 80).

Edited on November 19, 2024, to add chapter numbers.

[berenwrites]

Summary of My Stranger Things Fanfic Year 2024

2024 was a pretty good year for fanfic for me. All Stranger Things and Steddie, because the obsession has me in its grasp.

I published 24 stories this years with a total of 85,693 words.

That's 11 more stories than last year, but under half the words, but then one story last year was over 100K and another tipped 57K.

Steddie still has my heart and looking at my WiP folder will continue to do so. Thanks to everyone who has commented on, liked, and reblogged my stories.🥰

It was also so much fun to take part in my first big bangs since back in LJ days.💖💖

Chaptered Fics

Sight: Now I See You - Steddie (COMPLETE) ~26K wds (13 ch) - PG13 The final battle with Vecna was victorious, but not everyone came out unscathed. Steve wakes up in the hospital high as a kite with something wrong with his eyes. Robin’s right there to assure him it’s nothing permanent, but something weird is going on, and he needs answers. That there appear to be two government factions in town, one of which is hunting El even though she saved the world, does not help. Neither does the feeling there’s someone watching him. It’s all a mess and Steve can’t sit back and let the others fix it by themselves.

Wolf in the Light - Steddie (COMPLETE) ~45K wds (23 CH) explicit - only on AO3 Steve has been keeping a big secret: he’s a werewolf from a long line of werewolves. Only problem is, he’s a complete failure at it. He can’t even shift, but it does make him a bit harder to kill, so he thought he’d found his perfect niche keeping the kids and his secret safe after ‘83. With their plan to end Vecna only half successful and Eddie bleeding out, he has no choice but to reveal the truth and try and convince his friends that werewolves are real. That would be enough of a task for anyone, but to his shock, his heritage has an even bigger surprise in store, and of course, there’s Max to worry about too.

One-Shots

Reborn: Facing the Unexpected - Steddie - PG - 404wds (on AO3 too) Written for steddiemicrofic January prompt: HOLE | wc: 404 The final confrontation with Vecna has come and gone, they won, but Steve can only focus on one thing...

Wake-up Call: An End or a Beginning? - Steddie - PG - 404wds (on AO3 too) Written for January 2024 prompt: HOLE | wc: 404 When you're dead, you're not supposed to wake up.

Strange Relationship: Of Sex and Revelations - Steddie - Explicit - 404wds (on AO3 too) Written for January 2024 prompt: HOLE | wc: 404 Steve is good at sex, but there are some things he hasn't been considering. Eddie is very happy to open his eyes.

Caring: Now It's Your Turn - Steddie - G - 593wds (also on AO3) Written for @steddielovemonth 2024 day 1 Steve has been looking after everyone, now it's his turn.

Revelation: A Heart-Stopping Reality - Steddie - G - 1396wds (also on AO3) Written for steddielovemonth day 3 Steve is just sitting by the pool watching his friends have fun when he comes to a stunning conclusion.

A Small Thing: The Truth Hurts - Steddie - T - 956wds (also on AO3) Written for steddielovemonth day 4. Eddie wants to know everything about Steve, and Steve has a confession to make.

Falling: Who Will Catch Me? - Steddie - PG - 509wds (also on AO3) Written for Feb prompt: EDGE | wc: 509 | PG | cw: PTSD, mentions of torture It's all over and Steve has nothing left to keep the horror at bay.

See Me: In the Silence - Steddie - G - 309wds (also on AO3) Written for steddielovemonth day 5 Steve always see what Eddie needs.

Quiet: But Far From Idle - Steddie - G - 627wds (also on AO3) Written for steddielovemonth day 6. Eddie loves when both he and Steve are in the zone.

Arms of Love: Whatever You Need - Steddie - G - 678wds (also on AO3) Written for @steddielovemonth day 8. It's July, Steve is having trouble sleeping, Eddie helps.

Closure: Rifts & Reactions - Steddie - G - 836wds - (also on AO3) Written for steddielovemonth day 12 The final battle is over, it's time to look forward.

Late Again?: Love Is Too Compelling! - Steddie - PG - 980wds - (also on AO3 soon) Written for steddielovemonth day 14. Eddie doesn't want Steve to go to work, so is trying to convince him to quit.

Always and Forever: Love Finds a Way - Steddie - G - 1237wds - (also on AO3) Written for steddielovemonth day 29. After their usual phone call while Eddie is on tour with Corroded Coffin, Steve is worried.

Best Present Ever - Steddie - G - 290wds Vecna was dead. Hawkins was no longer split open. It was time to celebrate.

Half a Dream - Steddie - G - 510 wds (also on AO3) It took Eddie until he reached the top to realise he’d been chasing only half a dream the entire time.

The Giveaway - Steddie - G - 483 wds (also on AO3) It's not anything they would have guessed that give Steve and Eddie away to their friends and family.

With Both Hands - Steddie - PG - 838 wds (also on AO3) Eddie is having trouble figuring out how he got here and believing it's real.

A Simple Question - Steddie - PG-13 - 1155 wds (also on AO3) Eddie is a little tipsy, and he has a question for Nancy.

Through Your Eyes - Steddie - PG-13 - 943 wds (also on AO3) Steve wakes up and something is definitely not right.

Suddenly There Came a Tapping - Steddie - PG - 350wds (also on AO3) Eddie has a visitor with a message.

Like Magic - Steddie - PG - 350wds (also on AO3) Something weird is going on with Steve.

Vocation - Steddie - G 532wds (Also on AO3) Eddie is Steve's vocation in life.

[maximumqueer]

One Piece and Media Literacy

So this entire post was born out of me trying to understand why there are certain readings and interpretations of one piece that get under my skin so much. I like to think that I am normally pretty open to different readings of a text. I’m an English major, literally 90% of my degree is discussing different interpretations of fictional media, and that often involves encountering people with different readings than my own. That is good, and I think that as long as a reading can be backed up with good faith textual evidence it’s a valid reading. And that was the sticking point for me,  that the takes that I kept seeing had logic behind them. I could see how and why the person sharing them came to the conclusion they did. But, what I realized is that even though these conclusions did make sense, it also relied on an incredibly literal, surface level take on the scene that also oftentimes ignored the context of how and why the moment was taking place. In other words, a lack of media literacy. 

I’m going to use two scenes that I personally view as getting misconstrued as a result of this as examples. The first one is Shanks' conversation with Whitebeard, particularly this sentence Shanks says in response to Whitebeard questioning Shanks on the loss of his arm. 

I have seen this moment be interpreted as Shanks intentionally losing his arm to teach Luffy a lesson in leadership, that what makes a good captain is one who is willing to put themselves and their life on the line for the people they care about. I do think that is a lesson Luffy took away from this moment, but I don’t think that this scene is framing it as intentional. The meeting between  these two characters is grandiose, and the dialogue they use exemplifies that. Just before this, Whitebeard asked Shanks “What enemy did you give that left arm to?” (One Piece, Ch. 434, pg. 11).  Whitebeard isn’t asking Shanks if he literally gave his arm to an enemy, but rather asking who he lost his arm to, but in a verbose way. As such, Shanks doesn’t mean that he intentionally gave up his arm. And while he could have said that a sea monster took it, he instead switched focus from the thing that took it to the person who he lost it for. It shows Shanks' mindset towards losing his arm, and how he does not actually view it as a loss, as it was lost saving a kid Shanks saw potential in, a kid who would be a part of the new era. 

I will also say that the implication of Shanks intentionally losing his arm makes him a worse person, and cheapens his and Luffy’s relationship. The implication being that the emotional distress we saw him in when Luffy was kidnapped and in peril was at least to a point faked. A person in distress is not worrying about what lesson they can impart onto the person they’re saving, and as such saying that Shanks could have in that moment decided to intentionally give up his arm paints him as a much colder, more calculating character, which I would argue would be to the detriment of his character.

And I know that this reading is in part trying to explain why Shanks, a very powerful character, would lose his arm to a sea monster in the East Blue. But this was Shanks from 12 years ago, I don’t think it takes a massive leap in logic to assume that he simply wasn’t as strong of a character back then. Add to that his attention mainly being focused on making sure he got to Luffy in time, and I think him losing his arm in that moment makes perfect sense. 

The second scene is when Rob Lucci suggests that Luffy’s use of gear 2 is causing him to shave years off his life. 

What Lucci says here is often taken at face value, and then applied to every other gear we have seen Luffy use. This is also information that is stated as fact, more often than not. That every time Luffy uses gear 2 or 3 (pre - ts) or gear 4 or 5 (post - ts) that he is taking a couple years off his life. And as this all stems from Rob Lucci, we have to ask 1: Is Rob Lucci knowledgeable enough to actually make this claim? And 2: Is he a trustworthy source of information? 

The first question is up for debate. Lucci could very well make an educated guess about the strain Luffy is putting on his body. But at the end of the day he is only going off of very limited knowledge about both Luffy and his devil fruit. The second question, I would argue, is a resounding no. Lucci is a member of CP9 (now CP0) an intelligence agency that focuses on infiltration. Part of Lucci’s job is to lie and coerce people. This is also the man that killed his fellow soldiers that had been taken as POWs to prevent the county they were fighting from having the upper hand. That is not the kind of person whose word you can take at face value.

It is also worth noting that the broader scene that this line of dialogue belongs to involves Lucci trying to psyche Luffy out by telling him that there is no hope of him or his friends winning, using the claim that he is shortening his life, as well as information that his crew is in a tunnel that will soon flood, killing them. And while some of this info is true, that is not the reasoning behind Lucci telling him it. He wants Luffy to be discouraged and to feel like there is no possible way for him to win. The information he tells to Luffy does not have to be true for this tactic to work. 

What I’m trying to get at here is that analysis that does not take in the broader context of the story, or the established characterization of the people in the specific scene being analyzed leads to a reading based in ignorance, as not all of the information is being considered. It can also lead to misunderstandings within the fandom, like how I’ve seen it stated that Luffy using gear 5 shortens his life span. There is no canon backing for this, other than the literal interpretation of what a villain said about an entirely different gear nearly 20 years ago in real time. Or it can unintentionally paint a character that has previously been characterized as deeply caring for the protagonist as being cold and distant instead, more focused on making the next generation is strong - both physically and as leaders - than about saving the protagonist's (who at the time was a child) life.

[fortjester]

Gideon the Ninth Eye Colour/Descriptor Guide (Updated)

(Key: CH stands for Chapter; pg. stands for page; EP stands for Epilogue)

(Harrow the Ninth Guide) (Nona the Ninth Guide)

For more immediate, in-depth reference, the quotes themselves have been transcribed below the cut.

All quoted page numbers are per the paperback copy of the book. Quotes are (mostly) in order of frequency, but some characters are grouped together because I don't want to separate them.

Harrow (24 Entries):

Cytherea (18 Entries):

Ianthe (17 Entries):

(+ BABS) “Because they were in closest proximity, her first gaze after the fight fell on the overgroomed cavalier of the Third, Naberius: his eyes were taut, and his smile was unnerved. His eyes were blue, but this close she could see that they were stained through in places with a light, insipid brown that made Gideon think of oily water.” - Chapter 11, pg. 116 (paperback)

Palamedes (11 Entries):

Jeannemary & Isaac (8 Entries):

Corona (6 Entries):

Gideon (6 Entries):

Camilla (4 Entries):

Colum (4 Entries):

Teacher (4 Entries):

God/John (3 Entries)

“He approached her, and she saw that his sclera were black as space. The irises were dark and leadenly iridescent—a deep rainbow oil slick, ringed with white. The pupils were as glossy black as the sclera.” - Epilogue, pg. 440

“Harrowhark picked herself up off the floor and looked her Emperor dead in his dark and shining eyes.” - Epilogue, pg. 441

“He had a ridiculously ordinary face: long jaw, high forehead, hair a dull and leaden brown. But those eyes.” - Epilogue, pg. 443

Protesliaus (2 Entries):

“Protesilaus the Seventh stared at her with the empty eyes of someone who would watch with equal heavy disinterest if part of the wall were kicked out and she were punted down into the sea, but his adept was looking at her—wistfully.” - Chapter 10, pg. 108

“She had been gravely meeting Protesilaus’s murky stare, as though trying to find something out, and now she settled the head on her lap.” - Chapter 30, pg. 338

Characters With Only 1 Entry Each:

(CRUX) “Crux stared back at her with the hate of an exploding star: the empty hate of pressure pulled inward, a deforming, light-devouring resentment.” - Chapter 2, pg. 31

(ORTUS) “But Ortus said, with his big, sombre eyes and his squashed, disheartened voice: “I do fear death, my Lady Harrowhark.”” - Chapter 3, pg. 41

(MAGNUS) “Up close he had a strong jaw, the expression of the terminally jolly, and nice eyes.” - Chapter 9, pg. 93

(ABIGAIL) “Unlike Magnus, she also had the manner some necromancers and librarians developed when they had been working on dead spells for the last fifteen years and no longer worried too much about the living: her stare was far too intense.” - Chapter 15, pg. 169 & 170

(JUDITH) “The Captain of the Second rose too. Her intensely dark eyes settled on each of them in turn before ending on Teacher.” - Chapter 18, pg. 197

(SILAS) “Silas did not step away, but he turned his head a little from her, as though she were a bad breath. He had very brown eyes, startlingly framed by thick, whitish lashes.” - Chapter 26, pg. 298

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Friday, November 8th

Buffy: There is only one thing on this Earth more powerful than evil, and that's us.

~~Showtime~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Buzzkill by veronyxk84 (Spike, Dawn, PG-13)

Tonight and the Rest of My Life by anr (Angel/Cordelia, T)

Bewitched Bimbos by TiffyB (Buffy/Willow/Xander, Explicit)

Burn by buffytargaryen (Buffy/Angel, G)

A New Dawn by Sasusc (Buffy/Angel, Dawn, Joyce, G)

Escape to Capri by melodys_muse (Buffy/Angel, G)

will we find this light by bonniesfire (Buffy/Angel, T)

Wherever You Go by a2zmom (Buffy/Angel, Lorne, Dawn, Faith, G)

Haikus: Inca Mummy Girl, Reptile Boy, Halloween by Senorpuddin (Scoobies, worksafe)

[Chaptered Fiction]

Shadowed Suspicion Omake 12 by madimpossibledreamer (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure fusion, Teen)

Dreams of Home - Chapter 1-4 (COMPLETE!) by Liana_Medea (Buffy/Angel, G)

The Watcher, Ch. 34 by In Mortal (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Great Escape from Oz, Ch. 7 by Melme1325 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Science of Being Yours, Ch. 7 by Maxine Eden, ClowniestLivEver (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

The Bad Penny, Ch. 1 by OffYourBird (Buffy/Spike, NC-17)

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[Reviews & Recaps]

Mothman's Buffy rewatch: Season 4, episodes 9, 10, and 11, "Something Blue", "Hush", and "Doomed" by mothmans-wedding-photographer

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Series Retrospective (Review/Recap) by JB's Spooky Review

[Boom] Buffy the Vampire Slayer #1. | 60 second comic Book Review by WithoutaPanel-t8x

Which single-episode bad guy creeped you out the most? by MountainFig7244

The Cinematography by Outside-Cabinet1398

Best episodes to watch on an edible? hosted by RafRide

[Recs & In Search Of]

alas-poor-cesario is looking for an old Giles/Xander fic where Spike was used as a cooling mat

Buffy podcast recs by CraftyDependent5283 and others

YouTube channel Episodic Analysis recced by wolfotwindsor

[Community Announcements]

Revamped I Will Remember You Marathon — week one masterpost (Buffy/Angel fan fiction)

[Fandom Discussions]

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stray thought but why didn’t they just let giles die in spiral? by camellcat

respectfully disagree that faith and spike would be kismeses by lesbianmarrow

What I want to know is how Angel and Spike got to the point of arguing about cavemen vs astronauts by thequeenofsastiel

Spangel captivates me so much more, and I’m not sure why by thequeenofsastiel

Re: “Chloe was an idiot. She was weak.” by theredpharaoah

I think the Slayer Activation Spell is kind of lore-breaking and doesn’t make sense by theredpharaoah

Another one of my favourite Buffy headcanons (The Dark Age) by duckwnoeyes

strange that Spike is shown to be someone who doesn't spend a lot of time thinking complex thoughts or focusing on any self reflection, while Angel/us is - by thequeenofsastiel, everythingeverythingeverything

The Kendra/Faith dynamic that exists only in my head by finalgirl1984

having some twisted and somewhat possibly perverted thoughts about spangelus by xaeyrnofnbe

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RIP Tony Todd by burrunjor and others

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Would Anya be a better character if... by debujandobirds

Innocent victim of the day (in Storyteller) by timmorris82

Does anyone know anything about this spell? by KaleidoscopeNo1263

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checkpoint lesson [American politics] by ersimon417

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[monstersdownthepath]

Herald of Milani: Courage Heart

CR 15

Chaotic Good Medium Outsider

Adventure Path: Reign of Winter: The Shackled Hut, pg. 84-85

The baby of the bunch among the Heralds, Courage Heart here also has the dubious honor of serving the youngest of the gods we've seen thus far, with Milani becoming a full-powered deity only a century ago with the death of Aroden, for whom she formerly served as a saint. Courage Heart is even younger, being only a few decades old, having perished as a mortal in the upheavals of Galt, only to have her soul rescued by Milani and transformed into a being of divine freedom. She is so young that she still has immediate mortal family, as in brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, parents... but she refuses to ever see them if she can help it, and has cast aside her past name in favor of her divine title so that no connections can be made between her and her family. Not out of shame, or pride, or hatred, but because Galt isn't a very nice place to live, and if anyone ever found out who her mortal family is, that's a weak point that could be exploited.

She still remembers being mortal and will sometimes return in the guise of one to avoid suspicion from fiendish onlookers, taking on the shape and abilities of a Ranger of 4th or higher level, staying only long enough to fulfill whatever mission she saw fit to accomplish before departing, never revealing her divine form or purpose until she's safely back in Elysium. She never stays long enough to form attachments and purposely hardens herself against any attempts to know her, not wishing to put any allies (or potential friends) through the grief of watching a beloved companion vanish without a trace. One must imagine it a terribly lonely existence, but at least she has the benefit of friends she's made in Elysium waiting for her between missions.

Despite her appearance preceding Inner Sea Gods by a full year, Courage Heart really benefits from the two-page spread she's afforded in the book. Compared to the rest of the Heralds who have their stats, art, and lore crammed onto single pages with no room to breathe or stretch, CH has a fully realized lore block, beautiful art, and a statblock that puts an enormous number of other Heralds to shame despite being younger and, thus, much less experienced than any of them. There's a few Heralds who punch above their weight class, and CH is one of them. Let's see just what that looks like...

Almost immediately, one's eyes are drawn to CH's weapon of choice: A +3 Anarchic Morningstar, a weapon a full +1 tougher than any other Herald's. Her attacks are both highly accurate (+29 to the first hit, +14 on the last) and powerful, dealing 1d8+11 damage (+2d6 vs Lawful targets) up to four times a round, or 2d8+11 once via Vital Strike if she can't make a Full-Attack... though if you stay out of her melee range, she may instead decide to swap to her even more intimidating ranged option.

Oh yes, from a distance, her silly little rose may not seem all that impressive as a weapon, but anyone who knows anything about Milani knows just how dangerous a rose can be in the hands of her believers (that link to her article above? scroll down a bit until you read what she does to Wall of Thorns). Indeed, CH's Bloody Rose is not just a token she can hand out, but a shockingly potent weapon: A +1 Anarchic Dart, meaning it deals 1d4+9 damage on a hit (+2d6 vs Lawful) and it can hit up to four times a round, as CH can conjure as many as she wishes as a free action. While seemingly less damaging and less accurate than her melee morningstar at first, she has two to back it up: Point-Blank Shot and Rapid Shot, the first adding +1 to attack and damage rolls vs nearby creatures, and the latter giving her an extra attack if she Full-Attacks with her dart... And ALL of her weapon attacks benefit from her Favored Enemy ability, to which she has +8 vs Lawful Outsiders, +6 vs Evil Outsiders, +4 vs Undead, and +2 vs Humans giving her even more damage than she first appears to have when opposing tyrants and fiends.

Her dart isn't her only ranged option, just the only one that can critically strike: she's also got both Chaos Hammer and Holy Smite at-will to deal a burst of damage to multiple Lawful or Evil targets... but her true power lays not in what she can do on her own, but what she adds to an ongoing rebellion. As servant to the goddess of uprisings, Courage Heart gives hope to the hopeless and bolsters them with the strength to fight back against their oppressors; allied soldiers will feel the most benefit from CH's presence, but even peasants and commoners will feel new strength welling up inside them.

CH's Rebellious Aura quite literally gives hope to the hopeless, granting every ally within 60ft a +4 to saves versus fear effects and a permanent, undispellable Good Hope effect, granting a +2 to every d20 roll and weapon damage roll they make until they're no longer in the aura. In addition, her spell-like abilities benefit others far more than they benefit her, as she can grant Darkvision out despite having it herself, Magic Vestments and Magic Weapon when she already has fully magical equipment, and Protection From Arrows when she's already got the Deflect Arrow feat. All of the mentioned spell-likes can be cast 3/day, and they're not nearly all she can do to aid an ongoing cause; if she can help it, no one will die in her care. She does have Cure Moderate Wounds 3/day, but that pales in comparison to her Martyr's Blood, granting her the power to lower her own Fast Healing 10 by 1 to grant Fast Healing 1 to an ally for an hour, meaning the target regains 600 HP over the course of that hour, one round at a time. There's no limit to how many times she can grant someone her blood, just that she's restricted to only marking 10 targets at a time (lowering her own healing to 0/round for an hour), basically allowing her allies infinite out-of-combat healing. If you can't kill someone under her protection, they'll be back on their feet at full health an hour later.

But a true uprising isn't built on defenses alone, her fellow freedom fighters must be ready to take up arms when needed. Not everyone in her makeshift militia will have proper weapons, but whatever they grab off the ground will serve as a fine weapon thanks to her 3/day Peasant Armaments, a spell unique to Milani followers which allows anyone nearby using an improvised weapon to A) do so without penalty, and B) treat them as their closest equivalent simple weapon. The spell amusingly states that even a butterknife or broken chair leg can be treated as a dagger and a club (respective) while under the effects of this spell, letting a group of peasants fight back against trained soldiers with planks torn from the ground, tree branches, silverware, and furniture. With Magic Vestments and Magic Weapon being handed out, even people in scavenged armor can have a better chance at surviving long enough to escape a tyrant's grasp. Anyone who cannot or will not fight can be shrouded by her 1/day Mass Invisibility to sneak around what cannot be fought.

Also, when I say 'handed out' in regards to her magic, I mean it literally. CH can't be everywhere at once, but she can freely use Imbue With Power to grant anyone she touches the ability to cast one of her 3/day spells, expending one of her uses but allowing the target to cast it themselves at a later time. She can hand out quite the lengthy list: Cure Moderate Wounds, Magic Weapon, Peasant Armaments, Protection From Arrows, Shield Other, and Status! With the power to divide the workload between herself and her allies, it leaves her hands free to go on the offense while other people 'holding' her magic for her can get it to the ones in need, removing any potential for her enemies to try and split her focus. About the only one she might want to keep for herself is Shield Other, as it allows her to take damage meant for a chosen champion, with that damage crashing into her long list of defenses: DR 10/Lawful, and 20 Resistance to Acid, Cold, Electricity, and Fire. With Fast Healing 10 ticking her up each round, she's an excellent Shield Other battery, and even beyond all this she STILL has more tricks!

She can use Tactician to grant all allies within 30ft of her the use of her Outflank, Lookout, and Swap Places feats for 11 rounds, giving them additional DPS, initiative, and maneuverability in a single action. All the while, her allies are benefiting from her long list of buffs, both active and passive. Were it not for the shackles of divine law requiring her to operate in secrecy, there's little doubt in my mind that Courage Heart would actually whip Galt into proper shape in a matter of weeks, if not days... were it not for some factors assuring that her homeland remains in its tumultuous state. But who's to say those factors wouldn't allow CH to shed her disguise and fight at full power? Perhaps, over the course of a specific module, the players see fit to call the Herald of Freedom back to her homeland to finally free it from the parasites that have been ruining it...?

You can read more about her here.

[spirit-feminist-bookclub]

Currently Reading: The Holy Book of Women's Mysteries by Zsuzsanna Budapest

Have either a physical book or utilize this PDF I have found by April 1st at the latest, official calendar starts April 3rd

I will update the reading calendar in this pinned post on where we should be for either a physical copy or in the PDF version I offer. Current plan is to get through a book in a month, but this book will probably go faster based on the content it includes that I will assume not every single person will read in depth, such as specific spells or rituals that do not interest them.

Calendar below:

April 3rd, 2023—Read the introduction and forewords if desired.

For book readers, read Ch. 1 "Feminist Witchcraft" ending at Ch. 2 "The Dianic Tradition", continue with "Introduction to the Rites of Life" on pg. 58-98 ending at "The Great Rite".

For PDF readers, read Ch.1 "Feminist Witchcraft starting on pg. 11 ending on pg. 62. Continue with "Rites of Life" on pg. 63-69.

April 10th, 2023—No discussion posts, continue reading:

For book readers, read Ch. 3 "Celebrating the Holy Days of the Earth" pg. 113- 137 and Ch. 4 "Women's Holidays in the Dianic Tradition" pg. 140-153

For PDF readers, read Ch. 2 "Celebrating the Holy days of the Earth" pg. 71-96 and Ch. 3 "Dianic Tradition" pg. 97-112

April 17th, 2023—DISCUSSION DAY! Come ready with questions, comments, artistic representations, or critiques about the material previous to this day. I will also provide some general questions for everyone.

For book readers, continue reading Ch. 5 "The Goddess and the God" pg. 156-179 and Ch. 8 " Witches, Covens, Shamans, Magic, and Ritual" pg. 212-235

For PDF readers, read "Organization" pg. 113-118 and Ch. 5 "The Goddess and the God" pg. 136-144

April 24th, 2023—Final reading day

For book readers, read Ch. 6 "Prophecy: Tarot, Runes, Astrology, Dreams, Reincarnation, Automatic Writing, Fortune Telling" pg. 182-200.

OPTIONAL: If your copy includes "The Politics of Food", "Shamanism Throughout Herstory", "Masika's book of Life" or "The Goddess of the Ten Thousand Names" you are welcome to read whichever interests you and come to share and discuss anything you've read. PDF users do not have direct access to these chapters, hence why they're optional reads for now unless I find a way to create a shareable PDF of my own book (if you know how to do this, dm me lmao)

For PDF readers, read Ch. 4 "The Skills of Prophecy" pg. 120-133

May 1st, 2023—Final Discussion Day!

Come prepped to discuss and comment on the final chapter together and the book as a whole :)

(Calendar subjected to updates at any time depending on the reaction and pacing from book club members)

[falst]

Aurora (webcomic) Tumblr Mirror Masterpost

As far as I know there is no masterpost for the @comicaurora tumblr mirror, so I made one !

Will try to keep updating this as the mirror updates also its under a cut as to not clog up people dashes etc etc

Google Docs version

Arc 1

Intro, ch1 pg 1-7

Ch1, pg8-17

Ch1, pg18-27

Ch1 pg28-32, Ch2pg 1-5

Ch2 pg6-15

Ch2 pg16-15

Ch2 pg26-34

Ch3 pg1-10

Ch3 pg11-20

Ch3 pg21-30

Ch3 pg31-36, Ch4 pg1-4

Ch4 pg5-14

Ch4 pg14-25

Ch5 pg1-10

Ch5 pg11-20

Ch5 pg21-14, Ch6 pg1-6

Ch6 pg7-16

Ch6 pg17-24

Ch6 pg25-27 (also known as ch 6.5, but I'm going by the page numbers on the site)

Ch7 pg1-10

Ch 7 pg 11-20

Ch7 pg12-30

Ch7 pg31-33

Ch8 pg1-10

Ch8 pg11-20

Ch8 pg21-24, Ch9 pg1-6

Ch9 pg7-16

Ch9 pg17-26

Ch9 pg27-31, Ch10 pg1-5

Ch10 pg6-15

Ch10 pg16-25

Ch10 pg26-35

Ch11 pg1-10

Ch11 pg11-20

Ch11 pg21-30

Ch11 pg31-34

Ch12 pg1-10

Ch12 pg11-20

Ch12 pg11-30

Ch12 pg31-34

Ch13 pg1-10

Ch13 pg11-20

Ch13 pg21-31

Ch13 pg32-36, Ch14 pg1-5

Ch14 pg6-16

Ch14 pg17-31

Ch15 pg1-14

Ch15 pg15-31

Ch15 pg32-38

Ch16 pg1-16

Ch16 pg17-33

Ch17 pg1-10

Ch17 pg11-23

Ch17 pg24-37

Ch18 pg1-18 (Content Warning: Self-harm, self-destructive tendencies and suicide. Non-graphic but heavily implied.)

Ch18 pg19-27

Ch19 pg1-14

Ch19 pg15-38

Ch20 pg1-14

Ch20 pg14-34

Ch21 pg1-22

Ch21 pg23-38

Ch22 pg1-21

Ch22 pg22-45

Ch22 pg46-63

Arc 2

Ch1 pg1-24

Ch1 pg25-37

Ch1 pg38-46

Ch2 pg1-17

Ch2 pg18-33

Ch3 has not been posted yet

Will be updated in the future!

[starspatter]

Heroes and Thieves, Ch. 23

Title: Heroes and Thieves Fandom/Universe: BTAS, pre/post-RotJ flashback

Summary: A story about second chances, healing, and having hope.

Rating: PG-13, for references to character death, child psychological torture and trauma.

Genre: Romance/Family/Friendship/Hurt/Comfort

Word Count: 2,196 Previous Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22

Also on ff.net and AO3.

We were just kids just living in Wide-eyed innocence Minivan floor like a tenement We were just kids who believed in More than just dreams In more than just justified ends to a means

-Switchfoot, "Who We Are"

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Between.

Gotham Central Park.  A harrowed, hunched form had parked himself on a bench overlooking the playground, where a group of children were engaged cheerfully.  Peacefully.  Safely.  Hanging upside-down from the monkey bars, taking turns on the slide while their doting parents watched and applauded at each successful landing; boosting their precious little ones on the swings, higher and higher towards the horizon.  It reminded Tim of the time he and Cassandra had sat there together, holding hands for the entire length of the afternoon.  …She wasn’t here now though.  He was alone.

…Or so he thought, but he suddenly felt a familiar shadow fall over him.  Only stocky rather than slender.  He didn’t even need to raise his head to guess who it was.

“I thought you and Cass were in Hawaii.”

“We came back as soon as we heard the news.”

Conner reclined on the resting next to Tim, who retained silence for an agonizing interval before finally stating:

“My wife’s pregnant.”

A thump on his back.

“Congrats, man.  You finally knocked her up.”  His companion grinned.  “I was wondering if you two even did it, to be honest.”

Tim shamefully hung his head in regret.

“…It was an accident.”

“That’s a real nice way to refer to your future offspring.  Look at it this way, you’ve got a story to tell the tyke when it grows up.”

“This isn’t funny, Kon.”  He descended his frazzled forehead further into his palm.  “What am I even gonna do with a kid?  I can barely handle functioning normally on a daily basis, how the hell am I going to be able to take care of someone else?  I mean,” he added spitefully, “it’s not like I exactly have the greatest track record of role models to go by.”

Conner’s own brow furrowed in faint frustration.

“Look, you think you’ve got daddy issues, you’re talking to the guy who has half of Lex Luthor’s and Superman’s DNA.”

“Sorry.”  Tim swallowed sympathetically.  “It’s just… What if I do end up like my dad?  I could’ve inherited something bad from him…”

Conner sighed.

“Tim, buddy, you’re the one who told me genetics don’t work that way.  Remember when I found out Luthor was my secondary DNA donor, I thought I had a 50% chance of suddenly turning ‘psycho’ myself in my sleep.”

“Or of going bald.”

Tim couldn’t help but taunt, and Conner flushed slightly, recalling that nervous period of constantly checking his hairline in the mirror each day.

“Point being…  Everyone’s expected me to turn out to be either the world’s greatest hero – or the world’s greatest villain.”  He looked down at his fist, clenching tightly in determination.  “Ultimately, I chose to use my powers for good, not because of Superman, or Cadmus – but because I wanted to.  Carve my own path.  Show I can be more than just a weapon – what I was designed and purposed for – no matter what anyone else says.”

He clapped his company’s shoulder.

“Listen: You can choose who you want to be.  You’ve already proven that by becoming a hero yourself.  You are not your father.  You’re you.  And you’re the coolest, smartest, nicest guy I know.  So stop worrying, quit beating yourself up, and trust me when I say you’re gonna be fine.  ‘It’s’ gonna love you, because I do.  So does Steph.  And Cass.  We all do.”

Tim rotated slowly to confront Conner, who beamed broadly.

“Remember, I’m here for you.  All of us are.  If you need help with anything, just ask.”

Tim stared at him, before restoring his gaze to the ground.

“You know… When the two of us first met, I was in a really bad place.”

“And now?”

“…Now?”  He lifted again, and smiled.  “Now… I’m in a good place.  Thanks to you guys.  You’ve all been as much of a ‘family’ to me as Dick and Barbara.  Heck, you’re practically like a second brother.  I don’t know where I’d be if I hadn’t met you when I did.  I’m… really grateful for you being there.”

Conner rubbed his neck in embarrassment at the gushing words of appreciation.

“Ah, jeeze.  C’mere, you.”

A large limb lunged around Tim’s shoulders, drawing him suddenly into a half-embrace.

“Kon!”  Tim glanced apprehensively aside at the sound of giggles and whispers coming from two teenage girls passing nearby.  “Hey, c’mon, we’re in public.  People are watching.”

“So?  Let them watch.  I want the world to see how much you’re valued.”

Tim blinked, but accepted the bear hug, reciprocating amiably.  Burying his face into the symbol on the other’s wide, warm chest.  For a brief instant, it brought back a vague, tingling memory of being held and soothed by someone of similar size and build, dressed also in black…

Finally separating, he laughed sheepishly at the sappy scene, surreptitiously wiping his eyes.

“Look at us, two grown-ass men – acting like total chicks.”

Conner chuckled as well, and as if to assert his masculinity, lightly tapped the other’s cheek with a playful punch, teasing in a mildly mocking manner.

“I take back what I said before about you being cool.  You’re still a dweeb.”

“And you’re still an ass,” Tim parried risibly with visible good humor, ribbing back in riposte.

“I’ll take that as a compliment.”

As they idled there like inept idiots, awkwardly avoiding acknowledgement of affection after the fact, another visitor with red on its breast ironically fluttered down onto the path before them, seeking handouts.  Conner glimpsed anxiously at his comrade out of the corner of his eye, but Tim remained relatively calm as he obliged and pulled out the leftovers from the work lunch Steph had packed him, compassionately scattering crumbs of sandwich crust.  After a minute of mute feeding, Conner quietly cleared his throat.

“…For what it’s worth, you’re still a ‘superhero’ in my eyes.  Absolutely nothing that’s happened since then can ever change that fact.”

Tim wryly rolled his eyes, emptying out the residual rye before crumpling the wrapper and tossing it towards the nearest bin – marginally missing the mark so it bounced off the brim instead.

“You never even knew me when I was Robin,” he snorted.

“Yeah but…”  Conner squinted contemplatively up at the sky.  “For some reason it feels like I’ve known you my whole life.”

“That’s because you pretty much have.”

“Touché,” Conner conceded.  “As far as I’m concerned though...  You’re my Robin.  Always will be.”

“And you’ll always be my clone boy.”

Tim replied with a hint of sarcasm, but smiled sincerely all the same.

As he stood in order to pick up the litter and put it in its proper receptacle, Conner followed suit.  Taking advantage of the opportunity, he again bumped the neurotic neat freak on his bent backside, bolstering boisterously.

“Just to make sure you’ve got the message, I’ll say it once more: You’re gonna be an awesome dad.  …A dork dad, but an awesome one.”

“Thanks…  I think.”

Conner patted supportively.

“Go home to your wife, Tim.  She needs you now more than ever.  If you back out from this, then I seriously will kick your ass.”

His senses piqued as he turned towards something in the distance.  With a wink, he continued:

“Speaking of which, I should probably get back to mine, before she glares a hole in my skull.  Heck,” he cupped his palm in a hush, “you’d think she’s the one who has heat vision.”

I heard that.

A stern voice resounded in both their brains, as Conner winced.  Releasing dutifully, he revolved and hastily walked off with a reverse wave.

“See you around, nerd.  Remember, I’m always a holler away if you need anything.  Even if it’s just to talk.”

Tim observed him go, approaching a dark-haired woman and a child with identical bangs and bold blue eyes.  Conner stooped to ruffle the boy’s top, before hoisting the bundle up onto his shoulders.  Cassandra smiled and nodded towards Tim.

She’s waiting for you.

With that, she took her husband’s hand and strolled off through the garden.  Tim breathed out, before heading off in the opposite direction – towards home.

…

Stephanie was still seated at the kitchen table when Tim arrived at the house, having apparently yet to clear away the cups from a surprise guest tea with her college girlfriend, who dropped in unexpectedly after receiving a confidential call just this morning.  Instead she was surveying absently out the window, running her finger along the rim of the mug, deep in thought.  Her eyes elevated upon his entrance, and she smiled.

“Hey.  Welcome home, honey~”

Tim crossed over and immediately answered her by leaning into a long, intimate kiss, to which she certainly didn’t object.

“Boy, considering I was throwing up in the toilet the last time we saw each other, you’re in an awfully adoring mood now.”  She made a whooshing motion in order to jog – jibe him.  “I mean, you just ran out of here like you saw some roadkill.”

Gulping, he cast a quick, knowing look towards the containers on the counter.

“Conner came to see me today too.”

“Oh, I see.”  Steph pouted, pushing him away.  “So that’s why you’re being so romantic all of a sudden.  You feel guilty for cheating on me, is that it?”

Tim gave a weak laugh, and wrapped his arms reassuringly around her.  They stayed like that for a while, his chin nesting gently on her golden crown as they admired the similarly-hued sunset.

“…I’m sorry for leaving you like that.  I… haven’t really been able to figure out how to react to all this.  If I should be happy, or terrified, or…”

She swiveled around, petting his jaw in forgiveness and understanding.  She could see from the shaded lines around his sockets how stressed out and scared he was.

“It’s okay to be both, you know.   I’m scared too.  When… I gave birth to my daughter, I had a dream that my dad came to take her away from me.  Even though he was supposedly ‘dead’ at the time, I was still so frightened he’d suddenly show up one day and claim her, train her to become a criminal like him.  …That’s part of why I gave her up for adoption.  I thought she deserved a better life – not one raised by the Cluemaster’s own dumb daughter, who went and got herself ‘preggers’ while still in high school by dating another loser deadbeat.”

Tim lowered himself down to her level, kneeling before her as he gripped her tautly balled knuckles.

“We’re not our parents, Steph.  You’re clever and kind and beautiful, plus the strongest – not to mention most stubborn – person I know.  You’re gonna be a great mom.  And I promise I’ll be here with you from now on, 100%.  Every step of the way.”

Her grasp unfurled, and he uplifted her tips, lips caressing in a courteous gesture that made her feel like a princess.  She smiled, and responded to the noble deed with a token of her own fondness to her templar’s temple.

“We’re gonna do this together,” she agreed.  “And we’ll be better.”

After a pregnant pause, she considered:

“Wait, so does this mean you’ll wait on me hand and foot now?”  A mischievous grin formed.  “‘Cuz if so, not to be cliché, but I’m really craving me some pickles dipped in mashed potatoes at the moment.”

Tim chuckled again.

“Whatever you desire, milady.”

“Hey, the little guy wants what it wants.”

At that, Tim tentatively reached out towards her tummy, and she indicated it was okay to touch, guiding his curious paw there.  He felt the softness of the fabric, well aware that a fetus wouldn’t be showing any signs of movement at this stage, but marveling at the notion there was indeed a life growing inside of there.  A life he helped to create, that he had – must have – experienced once (even if he couldn’t bring himself to recollect it anymore), nurtured and safeguarded against the harshness of the outside world.  Who knew nothing yet of pain or sadness – just how cruel the world could be – only pure, unadulterated love.

…

…And when his son is finally born and he holds that tiny, squirming life in his trembling palms for the very first time, he makes a vow: To protect that unpolluted innocence at all costs.  That he will never let anything bad happen to him; that his father will never abandon him.  …Urging him to cry all he can now, because there would eventually come a day when he can’t anymore – even if he wants to.  When he needs to be both brave and tough, and keep moving forward despite whatever difficulty he may encounter, make his own choice someday.

And yet… He feels tears rolling openly down his own ducts as the infant’s mother – his partner – family – rests against him, exhausted but elated.  He soon realizes his own weeping isn’t an expression of sorrow either… but one of joy.

…

And when they simultaneously ask Cassandra and Conner to be the baby’s godmother and father, respectively, the two are more than honored and glad to be of service.  …After all, they’re only returning the favor.

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They said it's complicated They said we'd never make it this far But we are They said the fight would break us But the struggle helped to make Who we are We've got nothing left to lose There's still time enough to choose

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Unova Fates masterpost (OLD VERSION)

this is long overdue sorry T_T but here's a masterpost of every Unova Fates page :]

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EDIT: Unova Fates is going under a reboot, but I'll be keeping the old version up here.

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2023 September/October - Uploaded

I'm taking a break like last year; I have some projects to finish stuff I haven't touched all year. I hope you all have a lovely holiday season.

This is September's uploads; I got distracted, I nearly let October go by also.

You can find October's uploads here at the main download folder. Sort by date to find the new stuff. The master list is here. The Fiction Alley master list is finally complete. I'll be working on a list for Skyhawke next and sadly I haven't even start the Dramione fandom timeline.

Special thank you to the person who sent me one of longdistance's fics.

dmlainey Friends and Lovers (Complete - 33 Chapters - PG-13) Draco was about to close the door behind him when he heard Potter's voice. "You better tell Hermione that you love her, Malfoy, or I will." Draco Malfoy concluded that he liked being enemies with Harry Potter, meddler extraordinaire, better.

dosiadb Emperor of the World (Complete - 33 Chapters - R) Voldemort defeated Harry and the Order is in hiding. They are weak, but Voldemort too is growing weaker because Draco Malfoy has created his own resistance with plans to take Voldemort's place. He is close to overthrowing Voldemort, but when he captures Hermione and convinces her to work with him, he finally has his means to gain all of the power he wants.

The Feeling of a Moment (Abandoned - 17 Chapters - R) A slow burn bringing Draco and Hermione together following Cursed Child.

The Lift (Abandoned - 11 Chapters - R) After a promotion at the Ministry, Draco and Hermione find themselves sharing a lift every morning.

A Muggle at Hogwarts (Abandoned - 15 Chapters - R) After the war, McGonagall brings a muggle into Hogwarts for the school year to expose the students to muggle culture and encourage tolerance in the future. Some students change for the better. But there's an unexpected dark magic entering their world now. Dramione POV begins in Ch. 3.

Resistance (Abandoned- 13 Chapters - R) At Bill and Fleur's wedding, Hermione is captured by Death Eaters. Voldemort requests that Draco be her primary interrogator, thinking that he'll know ways inside her mind because he knew her in school. What Voldemort doesn't realize is that Draco is having doubts of his own, and may not be getting all that he's bargaining for.

Rise from the Depths (Abandoned - 12 Chapters - R) After Harry Potter's mysterious disappearance in the woods in the final battle, Voldemort takes control of the Wizarding World and enslaves muggleborns and blood traitors alike. Hermione is enslaved at Malfoy Manor and things are about to take a turn for the worst when Draco Malfoy arrives and takes her away. But is he offering her a release or leading her to a much darker place?

Draco'soneandonly89 Hermione's New Life (Complete - 10 Chapters - R) Hermione finds out who her true friends are when she befriends Draco Malfoy the summer before 7th year.

It's All Different Now (Abandoned - 4 Chapters - R) Hermione, Harry, and Ron are post war and have returned to Hogwarts. There are some changes to the rules and some hurdles to overcome. Will the three make it out intact, or will they fall apart. New friends and new love interests. There are many adventures ahead.

The Law that Changed Everything (Complete - 17 Chapters - R) The war is over and our favorite Golden Trio is back at Hogwarts to finish their final year. A new Ministry Law throws everyone for a loop and changes their entire outlook on the school year and beyond. Will they rise to the challenges before them, or will they crumble when the curve balls keep coming?

The Ministry's New Law (Abandoned - 8 Chapters - R) The Ministry has posed a marriage Who will our favorite heroes get paired with and how do they deal with it?

FallingforWerewolves 10 Things I Hate About You (One Shot - PG-13) "Hermione Granger was dead. That's all there was to it." After Hermione was killed by a rogue Death Eater, all of Hogwarts goes into mourning. But curiosity is sparked when Draco starts carryong a piece of parchment with him everywhere.

Devil Child (One Shot - PG) "And now he was pouring out his heart and soul. To. A. Cat." A cat continuously follows Draco around and gets on his nerves. He, of course has no idea who the cat belongs to or what its real name is.

Good Morning Voldemort (One Shot - PG-13) "Hermione, your husbands chuckling in the way that means he's plotting my murder. Again!" Sequel to The Princess and The Ferret. Hermione tries to convince them to watch Hairspray, which brings back some fond memories for Draco. Rated for immature adults.

The Princess and the Ferret (One Shot - PG-13) "Deranged." "Fine, I'll humor you on this one." When the kids ask Harry to tell them "The Princess and the Frog", Harry decideds to do his own version, much to the annoyance of Draco Malfoy. AU EWE DM/HG HP/GW RW/LB

Sparkling Ferret (One Shot - PG-13) "I am not scared of sparkling or ferrets!" For those who wanted another story in the universe of "The Princess and the Ferret" and "Good Morning Voldemort" here it is! For those who haven't read the other ones, this one will make more sense if you do.

Their own little game (One Shot - PG-13) "They did it all the time in school. It's like a game to them." Short one-shot with a lot of insults, most of which I hope you find funny.

We Are Awesome (One Shot - PG-13) "And what does everyone acting insane and totally out of character have to do with that?" AU EWE Rated T for sexual innuendoes. Dumbledore, Snape and Fred are still alive.

The Weasley Twins: Matchmakers Extrodanaire (One Shot - PG) Fred and George are bored so they decided to try their hands at matchmaking. AU, EWE and all of the usual stuff.

What the bloody hell? (One Shot - PG-13) Hermione, upset with Ron and Harry, yet again, goes to the library and attempts to read her novel. Draco, being Draco, decides to interrupt her.

Jason The Redemption of Draco Malfoy (Complete - 13 Chapters - R) Draco Malfoy is given a task by the Dark Lord: to gain the trust of one of Harry Potter's friends. The obvious choice is Hermione, and Draco begins to sow the seeds of friendship. Things do not go as he planned though, and soon he is caught up in an adventure with the very people he once called his enemies. Action, plot, romance, Quidditch, Hogwarts, other locations and a solid amount of snogging.

JuweWright Broken Pieces (One Shot - PG-13) Draco and Hermione meet years after their breakup.

Come, Sail Your Ships Around Me (Complete - 14 Chapters - R) Five years after graduating from Hogwarts, there's a week-long reunion of the whole year. Draco never officially graduated, so he is not invited. But although he has tried to avoid any contact to his former comrades, there's a part of him that wants to return... and be it just to see a certain young witch again, who once sent him a letter in his worst hour. But will she be able to see past his history and the marks that the War and its aftermath left? I had to up the rating because this became way darker half way through than I had expected when I set off...

Dramma Da Camera - An Intimate Play (Complete - 7 Chapters - R) Draco finds himself locked inside Malfoy Manor with two unlikely helpers as company. Extreme situations lead to the revelation of long-hidden feelings. Draco/Hermione/George

A Fleeting Glimpse (One Shot - PG-13) Hermione has been called to Draco Malfoy's cottage to have a look at a cursed book.

Forever Mine (Abandoned- 2 Chapters - PG-13) Post Hogwarts. Draco and Hermione are a couple, a fact that is accepted by everyone except for Ron & Pansy. Although there has never been much love between the Slytherin girl and the Gryffindor boy, they bond over their mutual aim: To destroy Hermione's and Draco's relationship for good. Then, something turns out wrong and everything just goes pear-shaped.

Games Night (One Shot - PG-13) Someone tries to turn Cluedo into a magical game because the Muggle game is too dull for their tastes, and it backfires. It turns their immediate surroundings into the game. Each person suddenly finds themselves in clearly coloured outfits and they have to work out who did where and what with what limited resources they have available in order to beat the game. At first it’s all in good fun, but as secrets are revealed, they no longer know who they can trust, if anyone...

Life’s Greatest Treasure - Book I (Complete - 17 Chapters - PG-13) “But you did not wish to be in Ravenclaw”, Hermione said with disbelief in her voice. “How can they even consider this? Your family has always been in Slytherin. All your friends are in Slytherin.” Draco looked up until he met her eyes. He forced a half-smile on his lips. “All my friends except one. Hurry up. We shouldn’t be late to our first lesson.” The Sorting Hat has for centuries been a reliable tool to sort the pupils into the four houses of Hogwarts. But what happens, if there is a glitch that makes the son of a well-known family, who have always been proud Slytherins, end up in Ravenclaw?

Life’s Greatest Treasure - Book II (Complete - 18 Chapters - PG-13) Because of a glitch of the Sorting Hat, Draco Malfoy has ended up in Ravenclaw. Throughout the first year of school he befriended Muggle Born witch Hermione Granger and Fred Weasley. Torn between his loyalty to his father and his friends, he has to find his own way in a world caught between historic ideas and ideals and a very different future.

This is “Philosopher’s Stone” with a twist. My idea is to end up with a series of seven stories in total. Posting of CoS is going to start in December 2015.

The Ordeal (Complete - 3 Chapters - R) Where Hermione needs a date to her parents' Christmas gathering, because they won't stop pestering her about finding a guy. She talks Draco into doing it out of desperation.

The Reunion (One Shot - G) Pre-Christmassy Dramione Fluff...

Reverberate (Abandoned - 6 Chapters - PG-13) There is someone singing in Hogwarts at nighttime. And Hermione finds there is the actual possibility of love at first note... "It was such a sad tune and it cut right into her heart, making it ache with longing for some far-away land where there was no fear and where no Lord Voldemort had ever risen again."

Side Effects (One Shot - PG-13) Fred and George have prepared a very special April Fools' surprise for Hermione...

Sparkle! (One Shot - G) If anyone had told Draco Malfoy he’d one day end up spending Christmas Eve with Hermione Granger, he’d probably have told that person that they belonged in St Mungo’s.

Starcrossed (Complete - 7 Chapters - PG-13) At a masked ball at Minerva McGonagall's estate, Draco Malfoy falls in love with a mysterious woman.

Take This Waltz (One Shot - PG-13) “If you're banned from using your wand for a year, you get interested in everything, Granger. I even know how to cook – well sort of. I know how to call the delivery service and I know how to open a can and I know how to boil pasta. Oh and I have become very good in DIY repairs.” She smiled. “Almost sounds as if you're a decent guy now Malfoy.” After Hermione's death, Draco remembers their times together...

A Touch That Never Hurts (7 Chapters - PG-13) When Draco Malfoy, a gentleman in Victorian London, finds he has a half-sister, he decides to take her into his custody. To make the move easier for little Livia, one of the workers from the orphanage, a young woman called Hermione Granger, finds herself as the child's companion. But Miss Granger isn't just any girl and Mr Malfoy isn't just any gentleman...

The very sly and vicious plan of Ronald Bilius Weasley (One Shot - R) Ron is not happy about Hermione's latest boyfriend. Worst of all, it's the Ferret. Good thing then he has several ideas how to break them up.

Who We Are (One Shot - PG-13) Hermione has secretly been meeting Draco for coffee for a year. They have become friends. But might they be more than that? Involves a horrible official ball, definite references to "Beauty and the Beast" (which were unintentional but they happened) and shitloads of fluff.

longdistance Taste (Complete - 4 Chapters - R) Hermione is all about quality over quantity and let's be honest, she has excellent taste.

Maya Draco Malfoy, the Amazing Bouncing... Rat? (Complete - 13 Chapters - PG-13) Draco Malfoy, magically transformed into an evil rat. Who is it who always seems to get the evil rats as pets, and what is poor, poor Draco's new name? Eventually D/Hr, just now mainly D/coffee...

Miss Nae Malfoy Protect me, My Dragon (Complete - 28 Chapters - R) It's 7th year at Hogwarts and tensions are rising, but what trouble does bookworm Hermione and Slytherin Draco cause when they cross a red line with each other? Love can withstand the most brutual of actions, but can Hermione handle Draco's organization of followers and his insane hunger to be the world's most feared leader? He will be the next Dark Lord, no matter the pricey cost.

To Be Mrs Malfoy (Complete - 22 Chapters - R) A 7th year project tests limits. Fate brought two very different people together. What would it take to keep them that way? Hermione and Draco find out what it's like to be married. They must also raise their "son" that remembers a life they never lived.

nimbus2002 Second Chances (Abandoned - 9 Chapters - PG-13) "Well, well, well Granger. It would seem you aren't quite what we all imagined." When Hermione learns Hogwarts will be resorting all returning students, all she feels is dread. But as she becomes comfortable with her new house, she is forced to reassess who she needs to fear, and who is truly her friend.

The Snake with a Lion's Heart (Abandoned - 11 Chapters - R) Hermione doesn't believe the war changed her until a Resorting Decree lands her in Slytherin. As a new fight brews, she learns to navigate life in a nest of snakes she once hated, and politics in a lion's den of former allies. Gryffindor's favorite lioness is done being taken for granted. This time the game is hers to win.

one.twilight.sun Bend or Break (Abandoned - 19 Chapters - R) Hermione's childhood sweetheart dies in a car accident, leaving her with their baby to raise alone. She can't cope with the loss or bear to see the baby that reminds her of him. An unexpected man comes into her life who just might be able to help her.

The Longest Walk of Her Life (Complete - 2 Chapters - PG-13) Today was Hermione's wedding day. It should have been the happiest day of her life. And it would have been, if only she was getting married to the right man. Prologue to "One Second Can Be A Lifetime"

One Second Can Be A Lifetime (Complete - 8 Chapters - PG-13) Imprisoned, alone, about to lose his life. You could say their love was never meant to be. But Draco would disagree. This is the companion piece to "The Longest Walk of Her Life".

Skyselisse Ad Mortem (Abandoned- 6 Chapters - R) Her name was Hermione Granger. His was Draco Malfoy. Theirs was a bittersweet love story, full with war, constant loss, shed tears, and a forbidden passionate desire. They were each other's perdition, as they were each other's salvation. And they would ever be, as they had sworn to Death.

The Blood Letter (Complete - 31 Chapters - R) He could not stop thinking about her, Hermione Granger. Draco Malfoy knew it: He was obsessed. He was completely obsessed with her. He didn’t know how, when or why, all he knew was that he suddenly felt the need to have her, to possess her. He wanted to keep her as his most precious treasure; he wanted her to belong to him and to him only. She was his.

The Darkest Lady (Abandoned - 5 Chapters - R) Lord Voldemort was dead. Draco Malfoy was his heir. And he was alive. It was time for a new era. A new era in which only survive one Mudblood was going to survive. A Mudblood destined to be The Darkest Lady. His Mudblood: Hermione Granger.

The Hidden Truth (Abandoned- 4 Chapters - R) His unhealthy smile grew wider as he looked down at the corpse lying at his feet: Black, ripped, old, stinky robes. Bald head. Noseless face. It was the very same lifeless body of Tom Riddle. – Lord Voldemort was dead. Draco Malfoy was his heir. And he was alive. It was time for a new era. A new era in which only one Mudblood would survive: Hermione Granger.

The Nanny Who Lived (Abandoned - 3 Chapters - R) Parenting is not easy. At all. Dirty diapers, wet snots, loud cries at night and accidental wandless magic by baby Scorpius make Draco and Hermione's lives rather difficult. The solution? Hire a nanny! "Oh it'll be fine, Harry. Scorpius sleeps all the time." - Lies, lies, lies.

Peccata Commisit (Abandoned - 4 Chapters - R) The brightness of her eyes had to be illicit. The softness of her lips must be taboo. The sweetness of her flesh simply had to be prohibited. Her tender skin had to be a merciless sin. Her fervent, burning desire was a never satisfied hunger. – Hermione Granger was The Goddess of Seduction, forbidden and inaccessible for any man. – Except from Draco Malfoy.

Tinuviel Henneth (Tinhen) Nox (Complete - 13 Chapters - R) It's 2004 and Hermione Granger doesn't have any money or a wand anymore, not since a surprisingly very evil former Gryffindor ruined everything. A chance encounter with the Underminister for Happiness of a drastically changed Magical Britain brings her back. But does she even want to rejoin the Wizarding World? Landlocked Draco/Hermione with Sadistic!Harry, Creep!Ron, Pensive!Draco, and SeriouslyEvil!Katie Bell making appearances.

Vixen Getting Even with Hermione Granger (Abandoned - 9 Chapters - NC-17) Hermione's 'little sister' has a terrible obsession with a certain sexy Slytherin. Hermione goes psycho, Draco gets even, and Ron just looks stupid... Again.

Serpent's tongues and Lion's tails (Abandoned - 75 Chapters - NC-17) Will someone end this war? Or will the darkness linger forever? Darkness is closing in and the only one who can save her... is him. (dark in the middle), N/C, Death

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New Moon in Real Time

March 10th, 2006 (Friday)

On this Day

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous 🌔

🌄 Sunrise: 6:38 AM

🌅 Sunset: 6:16 PM

New Moon, Ch. 11 ("Cult"), Pgs. 254 (from line 22)--277

3:10 PM (Approx.) - Driving home from school, Bella concludes that Jake has fallen in with Sam Uley's "cult"

3:15 PM (Approx.) - Bella gets home and calls Charlie to express her concerns about Sam

3:20 PM (Approx.) - Bella calls Billy and takes the fact that he says Jake is with Embry as confirmation of her cult theory

3:40 PM (Approx.) - Bella drives to La Push and meets a dejected Quil along the side of the road; Quil confirms Bella's suspicions about Jake joining Sam's "gang"

3:45 PM (Approx.) - Bella drops Quil off at his house behind the store

3:48 PM (Approx.) - Bella parks outside Jake's house and settles in to wait

3:55 PM (Approx.) - A much changed Jacob taps on Bella's window; Bella insists on talking with him in private. Jake says he was mistaken about Sam, Bella is skeptical; Jake references the Cullens as "bloodsuckers"

4:00 PM (Approx.) - Jake breaks a small tree in half and then leaves Bella, insisting that they can't hang out anymore

4:05 PM (Approx.) - Billy comes out of the house to tell Bella that he just got off the phone with Charlie, and told him Bella was on her way home

4:20 PM (Approx.) - Bella arrives home and is met by a waiting Charlie; Bella tells him that Jake cut ties with her on Sam's orders

4:25 PM (Approx.) - Bella takes a hot shower

4:40 PM (Approx.) - Bella hears Charlie on the phone, arguing with Billy

5:00 PM (Approx.) - Bella cries herself to sleep and dreams about Jacob and Edward vanishing

Pictured: Lonesome Creek Store, presumably the "one store in town" that is often referenced

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Interesting Finds and Some Speculations between Corpus Hermeticum Book V & X, Hermetic Stobaean Fragment 1 with PGM XII 235-250

PGM XII 201-69 is a spell to powerfully consecrate an “air-colored jasper stone” within a gold ring. The ring can be used for any magical operation and is said to have great success. What’s interesting is that the invocation to consecrate the ring and stone calls upon many spirits and gods for some grand invocation that begins between 235-240.

“Therefore, I beseech [you], come as my helpers, for I am about to call on the hidden and ineffable name, the forefather of the gods, overseer and Lord of All.”

This sounds like an invocation getting ready to be made to the Hermetic God as He is described in SH 1.1, CH I.6, CH V.3-4, and CH X.22.

What first led me to this spell in the PGM was studying books IV, V, and VI in the Corpus Hermeticum. Then, when studying the notes on CH V.4, Copenhaver makes a parallel to pg. 163, section 245 of PGM XII. Here is CH V.4 and PGM XII.245 respectively:

There is a similar pattern of asking who could’ve set the order of literally everything in existence. Who could’ve set the orders of the stars (CH V.3), who could’ve set the heavenly zodiacs on their course (PGM XII.245)? In CH V, the title of the chapter is “That God is invisible and entirely visible.” We are told that if we want to see God, we should consider who ordered the Sun’s and the Moon’s circuit, much like the mysterious ineffable divinity in this PGM excerpt.

Taking a few steps backward now and looking at SH 1.1: “It is difficult to understand God. Even for the person who can understand, to speak of God is impossible.” This speaks of the ineffability that’s mentioned in PGM XII.235-240 I have quoted above. What’s really interesting is following section 240 of PGM XII, we are given a sort of hidden nomina barbara, for this lord who is ineffable, and whose name is hidden. A sentiment of God’s name being “hidden” is also sung in CH V.10: “…and this is why He has no name because he is Father of them All.” The nomina barbara is as follows: BARBAREICH ARSEMPHEMPHRŌTHOU.

Another interesting thing that ties the last part of the consecration ritual to the Hermetic God is the calling of this “lord whose / hidden name is ineffable,” Agathos Daimon. This is really interesting I think if we consider CH I.6, CH V.11 and CH X.22. CH I.6 states: “I am the light you saw, mind, your God…” CH V.11 states that: “…and mind is God.” And in CH X.22 we are told that: “Nothing is more godlike than mind, nothing more active nor more capable of uniting humans to the gods and gods to humans; mind is the good demon (Agathos Daimon).” I think this reference to the Agathos Daimon in the PGM makes for a great case that this is a spell invoking the God of the Hermetica. Of course, I could be wrong. The very end of the PGM spells proclaims (260-265) “Again, I call upon you…” and then proceeds to give Voces magicae for what the Greeks, Jews, and Egyptians called this “lord whose / hidden name is ineffable.”

Not sure the connection Brian Copenhaver was trying to make with this parallel between CH V.4 and PGM XII. 245, but I can think it's safe to infer that he might’ve also been assuming this PGM spell is invoking the same God as described in various Hermeticas, and in a Copenhavers case, CH V.4 specifically. Whatever the case may be, this deserves some more focus in scholarship I so naively think.

**UPDATE**

So after discussing my post with some wonderful people this morning and last night, I have concluded that my initial assumption that "this is an invocation, invoking the God of the Hermetica" is rather bold and a little too presumptuous. The reason being is that "God" in the Hermetica cannot be understood as just another entity that can be invoked in such a manner. Hence why we see in CH I.16 Poimandres instructing Hermes to stay silent. That is the best way to connect with the Godhead, in my most humble opinion.

Rather this is an invocation for the Agathos Daimon and or Aion as described in CH X.22 and CH XI. Now yes, it's true that "mind (Nous) is the good demon (Agathos Daimon)" in CH X.22 and Poimandres from CH I.2 can be equated with the Agathos Daimon, but to make the jump and say this invocation invokes the Godhead would just not logically add up in this ole' noggin.

However, something I want to point out is the importance of Nous, Agathos Daimon, and Aion in relation to the Godhead. These all, to me, seem like a holy trifecta of entities or powers that we must unite with to experience a henosis-like state with (the) God(head). So while it's not entirely wrong of me to say "This PGM excerpt invokes the God of the Hermetica," isn't an entirely accurate or honest assessment.

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Heaven's Hymn

Vol. 1

Ch. 1

Pg. 11

Continuing with my redemptive 4 days of posting, this is day 2! This is probably one of my favorite pages from this chapter, but I also just love any opportunity to draw my flying crocodile bug.