#diaries of a hope squid

[sillimancer]

yknow when my therapist closed last week's session with a "so next week is the election please talk to me before considering dying" talk I kinda brushed it off but now it's two days away and there it is, that funny feeling once again.

[ataraxiaspainting]

Yan chrollo + “Chrollo, where have all my romance books gone?”

Warnings: Yandere themes, kidnapping, manipulation, alcohol, not SFW implications, and drugging.

Word Count: 550.

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All of your things are gone, not just those books. No, that would be too easy for someone like him, and too lax of a punishment for someone like you.

Is it a punishment, though? Or is he just playing with you? You hope for the latter, unsurprisingly.

You can’t wait to be able to stand up again, you haven’t eaten or drank much ever since feeling a bit lightheaded a few minutes ago, the moment that Chrollo asked how good today’s dinner was.

Bastard.

“I simply wanted to entertain both of us with a game.” A claim much too innocent for someone like him, but also something far too simple. “A game. That is all, nothing more and nothing less. If you win, I’ll give them back.”

Is this a lie or a half-truth or something else entirely?

“You’re stranger and creepier than me looking outside and seeing the tentacles of a giant squid coming out of the hotel across the street.” Hmm, a raised eyebrow as a response instead of words. “Forget it, I’ll find something else to do.”

A bluff, really, because you can’t really stand up, and because you don’t know what became of all your other things like your shoes, your diary, your three succulents… everything is just gone, and you know why.

“When have I ever gone so low, darling?” Sarcasm, you think, from the way he crosses his arms so nonchalantly and puts the pack of mint gum back by the bouquet of roses, which he will have to replace soon at the speed at which they are wilting.

“Last month.” As above, so below. “You were making breakfast. I don’t remember anything other than waking up in the late afternoon of that day with a painful migraine. You did something, but you refused to tell me what.”

Everything was hazy then and still is now. How much did he put in your drink this time? Or did he put something in your food? Will he ever tell you what it is or was?

“I promise I only have the best intentions for our relationship.” A relationship is quite the strong word, you want to say. “You. Me. Drinking, watching a movie of your choosing perhaps, and having a few laughs. We’ll relax.” A full truth? “We will show each other what no one else has seen. No one else.”

You scoff. “I appreciate the sentiment, but unfortunately a certain black-haired fellow has caused me to feel ill.” Technically, you’re not lying. “Physically and emotionally and everything else in all other aspects. …But what happens if I lose? If I can't stand up?” A question you are forced to ask. Temptation and coercion go hand in hand, after all.

Like the light of an angler fish, Chrollo’s eyes swing back and forth, and you have to look closer to notice anything wrong. 

“I’ll keep you.” He murmurs, the implications and stakes too high for you to not notice, but the matter of pride and the punishment for running away with your tail tucked between your legs are things you are all too familiar with.

“Deal,” It’s the only word you said this entire conversation that isn’t slurred, you note. He simply shakes your trembling hand, and you take the cup, doomed to soon fail as Chrollo intended.

[fruitysewerrat]

Delving into Pearl and Marina’s relationship

After seeing the new trailer for Splatoon 3’s DLC, Side Order, which seems to focus on Off the Hook, I wanted to make a quick recap of their relationship up until now.

The idol duo Off the Hook consists of its two members, Pearl and Marina. Pearl being the more outgoing inkling rapper of the group and Marina being a clever octoling DJ.

Firstly, their base designs make it clear that they are supposed to be opposites. Marina being tall and having big ears and Pearl being shorter than the average inkling and having small ears, would be one example of this. Another would be their clothing. Whereas Pearl wears a white dress with golden accents, Marina mainly wears black clothing with silver details. Unlike the Squid Sisters, Off the Hook’s idol outfits only match in certain aspects, like their boots and zippers, yet they still look like a cohesive duo despite that. The most prominent opposite would be the fact that Pearl is an inkling and Marina is an octoling, however. Also keep in mind that Marina was one of the first octolings coming to the surface after she heard the Calamari Inkantation.

You first encounter Off the Hook in game during their stage announcements*, where you learn small bits about their personality. Here you see how they mock each other in a playful way, but are still supportive of one another as friends. It also highlights how close they are, as they know a lot about each other and seem to spend a lot of time together.

Though Off the Hook doesn’t play a major role in the base game, they really have a chance to shine in the Octo Expansion DLC. Most of their characterization here is done through chat rooms* that add a lot of personality as well as some more information regarding their relationship. While still joking and mocking each other, they also frequently compliment and show admiration for the other. For instance, when Marina calls Pearl “srsly the coolest” (Session 3), as well as Pearl considering Marina “one of the best people [she knows]” (Session 6). On some occasions, their close bond is even displayed through pictures, like when Pearl shares a photo of Marina napping on a Pearl pillow. But even in more serious moments like when Pearl learns of Marina’s past, she still decides to trust her and even goes as far as to threaten Craig Cuttlefish. Marina is also incredibly grateful to Pearl and thanks her when she assures Marina that she will still be accepted in Inkopolis.

Off the Hooks’ admiration for each other is also clearly displayed in their backstory. Though Pearl probably was the first inkling she encountered on the surface, Marina had a “feeling about [her]” (session 8) and asked her to form a band after only meeting a few times prior on Mount Nantai. She even went as far as to go to the Mountain for a whole week in hopes of seeing Pearl again. Later on, Pearl taught Marina “everything [she] needed to know” (Session 8) and is still extremely thankful to her.

By the time the player reaches the final boss of Octo Expansion, they finally meet Off the Hook in person. Though the player’s time with them is cut short due to the looming battle, their characteristics still shine through. Marina clearly idolizes Pearl, as seen in her drawing during the explanation of the fight. After defeating the NILS statue, Marina immediately rushes to hug Pearl, which clearly indicates how important Pearl is to her.

Furthermore, the Final Splatfest really illustrates their bond well. The new special shifty station “MC. Princess Diaries” or also known as “Dear Senpai” in the Japanese version depicts Marina’s admiration for Pearl again. Senpai describes an upperclassman mentoring an underclassman in Japan. As Pearl taught Marina everything about Inkopolis, she can be considered an upperclassman to Marina. Additionally, Marina is the one responsible for building the shifty station, which in this case is in the image of the Octo Expansions final boss, so we can assume the title reflects her standpoint. Marina clearly has a deep affection towards Pearl and cherishes her. I’d also like to add that the title almost sounds like the beginning of a letter, like Marina having learned everything there is to know and now saying farewell, which might have something to do with Side Order (I might be reading too much into this, though). Perhaps it could also reflect a love letter written for Pearl. In addition, Pearl could also consider Marina an upperclassman to her, as she taught Pearl a lot about music, such as meter and rhythm.

During the Final Splatfests announcement, Marina voices her concerns about Off the Hook breaking apart. Lines such as “Off the Hook means everything to me! It's all I have in this world...” show clearly how grateful she is to have met Pearl. Yet, Pearl also reassures her by stating that Marina has “WAAAY more going for [her] than just Off the Hook.”, displaying Pearl’s trust in her.

After the Final Fest reached its conclusion, the results were announced. Pearl begins by describing the time she has spent with Marina as “the best years of [her] life” which worries Marina, as she believes Off the Hook is going to break up. But to everyone’s relieve, Pearl just wants the duo to break into new genres of music as they “take over the world” together. After promising that they are going to stay together, Pearl reassures Marina, that she loves her, really conveying the close bond they have. This part of the dialogue wouldn’t have changed if Team Order had won, highlighting its importance. Besides, we can still see them making music together with the band Damp Socks in Splatoon 3.

Lastly, I want to talk about some media outside the games. In an Octotune interview with Pearl, she states that meeting Marina is the best gift she has ever received, signaling how she cherishes Marina and how much the time they have spent together means to her. Furthermore, the Splatoon manga includes a short shōjo manga (a type of manga targeted towards teen girls) addressed to Pearl called “Dear Pearl” where Pearl is drawn in a very idolized style, similar to shōjo love interests, as well. The last panel of the manga depicts a love letter addressed to Pearl. In the Japanese version, the manga ends with Marina dreaming about shouting out "these feelings [for Pearl]" through a megaphone. Similarly, the relationship between Pearl and Marina is described as ”Marina, let's make the whole world ours!" - "Yes, Pearl-senpai!”  in the official Splatoon 2 character chart. In another official relationship chart, Marina is described as a “maiden in love” with Pearl’s description stating “it is me”, implying Marina has romantic feelings for Pearl.

Whether you ship them or not, you cannot deny that they don’t have a lot of respect and adoration for each other. Their relationship is really sweet, and I can’t wait to see how Side Order will develop it further. Their ink colors really became something special after being mixed together.

Stay fresh and thank you for reading!

“It's you and me against the universe, 'Rina!”

(Also, I tried to keep this as neutral as possible, but those two are definitely in a relationship)

*Here’s some stage announcements as examples:

Port Mackerel:

   Pearl : Marina! What's the appeal of using a brella on this stage?

   Marina : Protecting my precious Pearlie at all costs!

Wahoo World:

   Pearl : Remember when we rode the roller coaster for six hours straight?

   Marina : That was nothing compared to the eight hours we spent on the Death Drop!

   Pearl : Yo, at night, the Ferris wheel's all... like...sparkly and junk.

   Marina : You're so adorable, Pearl.

The Reef:

   Pearl : Look at me! I'm Marina! BLAH BLAH BLAH!

   Marina : Ahaha! Yeah, that's so me!

   Pearl : My best friend took me to this amazing cake shop in The Reef the other day!

   Marina : But I don't remember going to a cake shop...

Snapper Canal:

   Pearl : I've been here before. A boy from school brought me when I was a kid...

   Marina : REALLY?! Was it a date? A battle? Spill it, Pearlie!

Kelp Dome:

   Pearl : I bet you looooove all the weird machinery here, don't you, Marina?

   Marina : Is it that obvious?!

   Pearl : Yo, I'll splat a dude with attitude, I don't carrot all like rabbit food!

   Marina : OHHHHHHHHHHHH! Best rapper alive.

New Albacore Hotel:

   Pearl : Remember that time you tried to drown me here? Good times.

   Marina : For the last time, I was trying to help you get to the floating stage!

Manta Maria:

   Pearl : Let's sail across the seas and make our debut in the new world!

   Marina : OK, but only if you learn how to at least say hi in another language first.

   Pearl : The ocean is breathtaking, yo... I wonder if there are any little fishies around.

   Marina : Fishies? Aww! Pearl, you're so cute...

Moray Towers:

   Pearl : Hey! How come I always have to talk first when we announce the stages?

   Marina : To set up the punch line, of course! How else am I supposed to poke fun at you?

Arowana Mall:

   Pearl : The shops here sell different stuff than the ones in The Reef. I love it!

   Marina : I know! It's so cool you found a place that carries XXXS-size shirts!

*Some examples from the chat rooms:

Session 3:

MC.Princess > Yo how do I make the chat window full screen? DJ_Hyperfresh > Alt-F4 ■Webmaster■ > MC.Princess has left the chatroom. DJ_Hyperfresh > Can't believe that actually worked...

DJ_Hyperfresh > Don't tell her I said this, but Pearl is srsly the coolest.

Session 6:

MC.Princess > So you probably can't tell but just between you and me, Marina's kind of a weirdo. She's like freakishly tall and way to smart for her own good MC.Princess > just the other day she built an entire battle stage all by herself. It had huge floating rocks and everything. Crazy right?

MC.Princess > WHAT. Nah, Marina would never design something like that CraigCuttlefish > its right there in the file MC.Princess > now that you mention it, Marina IS totally obsessed with machines. And she's definitely the hardest working person i know

MC.Princess > Right?! She might have some skeletons in her closet, but who doesn't am i right? Marina is one of the best people i know. CraigCuttlefish > i guess shes okay for an octo MC.Princess > I swear, cuttlefish. If you try to splat Marina I WILL CUT A FISH. U GOT THAT?

Session 7:

DJ_Hyperfresh > Do you think I'll still be welcome in Inkopolis? Once everyone knows I'm an Octoling? MC.Princess > ARE YOU KIDDING? Of course you will! everyone loves you! DJ_Hyperfresh > Thanks, Pearlie. ;__;

Session 8:

DJ_Hyperfresh > That makes sense. You've got a knack for teaching. ♪

DJ_Hyperfresh > Haha, remember when we first met, Pearl? I had just come to the surface, and I didn't understand Inkopolis at all. You taught me everything I needed to know.

DJ_Hyperfresh > I went to Mount Nantai every day for a week, just hoping you would show up again.

MC.Princess > LOL Marina I just remembered you made that entire demo using that half-busted keyboard you had. But somehow the hook was still dope

DJ_Hyperfresh > I was shocked the first time I heard you rap. I thought for sure you were gonna be wack tbh, but once you started spittin I was like, "dang, this munchkin got bars."

DJ_Hyperfresh > Anyway, I know we talk a lot of smack on the show and all, but I just wanted to say thanks. For everything.

Octotune interview:

Q17: What is the best gift you have ever received? Pearl: The chance to meet Marina.

Sources:

[dr-spectre]

I've been reading your blogs regarding s2's story mode (which I'm coincidentally also playing through rn lol) and I love the vent-song interpretation for Callie!! The other posts have honestly been an eye opener for me lmao

I personally always saw it as turquoise october making their own little tributes to her (especially girl from Inkopolis) using samples from her older songs (tho it's still music from the life callie was trying to run away from, so I'm not confident in my theory :')), like they're appreciating and celebrating her

(Generally I fell that the squid sisters are PAINFULLY underutilized in the story modes they're in, it hurts me.)

AYEEE! I'm glad that I've been such an eye opener for you and I hope that you enjoy Splatoon 2's hero mode a lot more because of it! That's my goal man, to make people have deeper appreciations of stuff in Splatoon because there's a lot of stuff that I think is really really cool and interesting.

Now in terms of the Squid Sisters being underutilised? I 1000000% agree with you. Despite them being the OGs, their stories have been mishandled and to be honest, we don't know much about them compared to Pearl and Marina.

This single image put me into a frenzy because they actually SHOWED shit from their past which is something that Nintendo rarely does....

Off the Hook in their story modes got optional lore content decided to THEM!!!! They had chat logs and a FUCKING DIARY!! WHAT DID THE SQUID SISTERS GET IN SPLATOON 2?!?! A COUPLE OF SUNKEN SCROLL ENTRIES THAT BRIEFLY TOUCHED ON IMPORTANT STORY DETAILS THAT PEOPLE DONT FUCKING TALK ABOUT!!!!!! RAHHH!!!!! (And a prequel tie in story that no one gives a shit about aside from youtubers explaining Splatoon 2's hero mode and then saying Callie was KIDNAPPED AND BRAINWASHED 5 SECONDS LAT-)

In Splatoon 3 ROTM, same deal, we got cute pics and some sunken scroll entries and that's it.

I love Off the Hook! I really really do but oh my GOD I hate how they hog up all of the cool lore and backstory details man!!!! Why do Off the Hook get to have more personal story modes yet the Squid Sisters don't?!

ROTM was the perfect opportunity but they didn't do ANYTHINGGGGG! The Squid Sisters were just comediac relief and that's so disappointing CONSIDERING WHAT HAPPENED IN THE LAST GAME!!!! I like their jokes and they bring a warm energy to the story, but how they were handled vs. Off the Hook in Side Order is a night and day difference!

And now people online say that they don't want them to come back?!?!? I saw a video about a guy rambling about Splatoon 4 and what he wanted to see. And hearing him say that he doesn't want the Idols to return because "oh it's an end of a trilogy. They shouldn't come back." Really pissed me off, to be honest.

The Squid Sisters feel incredibly underutilised and their story modes were heavily botched. Especially Splatoon 2's.... the shit I see about that story mode still persists till this day and it's making me go bananas... but you know already. Ugh... the blatant disrespect people have over Callie....

I just hope they make a come back for Splatoon 4. I dont need them right away but I just hope they make some substantial appearance in Splatoon 4 and go on a new arc that explores the duo further. A Side Order/Octo Expansion type of story for the Squid Sisters with Agent 4 or something would make me so.... happy...

Also, just wanted to say too, poor fucking Deep Cut, I hope they don't suffer the same fate as the Squid Sisters.

(First photo by frequent.squidsisters on Instagram)

[shunin-gumis]

Designs of Happiness - Track A22

L4mps Main Story Translation

Title: Secret Diary Exchange

Characters: Yodaka, Nagi, Netaro, Toi, Daniel

Summary: The protagonist and co. visit the morning market to get some souvenirs for everyone. However, they need to do some damage control due to the crowds forming from the narrow and blocked passageways… 

Thank you aca @/463ce6, myun @/myuntachis Niri @/Niri_riri and jes @/arcanecrayonn for helping me with proofing!

Location: Hakodate Free Market

Momiji: The morning market sure is lively, huh!

Yodaka: It seems that even the local chefs come here to get their ingredients. That goes to show what an excellent marketplace this is.

Yodaka: We should get some souvenirs for Danny and Toi.

Momiji: Leaving aside the Manager, who couldn’t even be bothered to wake up, I hope Toi-kun feels better soon…  

Nagi: *sniffing* Huh, I smell something good, it’s making me hungry. 

Netaro: Look over there! It seems they’re selling this “fish bone broth” along with a helping of rice! 

*Nagi moves away from Netaro*

Nagi: …… 

Momiji: You mean fish bone soup. Along with Hakodate’s specialty squids, you can also buy portions of sashimi and salmon roe here, and even share it with others! 

Yodaka: So you can enjoy fresh seafood on the spot? That is a lovely service for the tourists to enjoy.

Momiji: Yes! It’s worth observing together later!

Momiji: (At least, that’s what I’d like to do, but…)

Tourist A: Hmm, this aisle is too narrow, isn’t it…?

Tourist B: That just goes to show how popular this market is, packed with all these goods, but…

Tourist C: Which store is this queue for? I don’t knooooww.

Tourist D: Kazuo! Watch your step, or you’ll trip over those boxes! 

Momiji: (The path is blocked by tourists and piles of boxed goods… Alright, it’s time to get into work mode…!)

~~~(Hospitality Battle)

Momiji: Good, we managed to tidy up some of these goods while providing hospitality! This should make it easier for all the tourists to travel through the area!

Yodaka: Oh? It seems we’ve lost sight of Netaro. 

Nagi: Ah, he ran ahead to the squid-fishing corner.

Yodaka: My… He seems to possess an odd innocence about him, almost as if he were a child. 

Yodaka: When I think about how I, too, must have been at that age, I can’t help but feel nostalgi— kh.

*ringing noise*

Momiji: (Huh? Yodaka-san is rubbing between his brows…)

Momiji: What’s wrong? Are you alright?

Yodaka: …My apologies, it seems I was suddenly overcome by a headache.

Nagi: Oh, do you need to rest?

Yodaka: It’s alright, this happens often. More importantly, I wonder if ten will suffice.

Momiji: Ten of what? 

Yodaka: Crabs. It seems like they’ll deliver them in a cooler box. To our friends back in HAMA House, that is.

Momiji: Wha– But those are Red King crabs… 

Nagi: Just one of those costs about half a month’s worth of food for me… 

Yodaka: Oh, the scallops look delicious as well. Miss, I’d like to buy 30 of these. Perhaps I should also get some squid and salmon and have Yukikaze prepare a seafood hot pot. 

Momiji: A-Are you sure it’s okay to buy so much?

Yodaka: Hm? Well, the place is full of growing young men. Don’t worry, I’m sure there won’t be any leftovers.

Momiji: (How dandy of him…!)

Momiji: L-Let me help you! What will you be doing, Nagi-kun? 

Nagi: Oh… I’d like to help too, but there’s a shop I’ve been meaning to visit… 

Momiji: Got it. I’ll see you later! 

~~~

Nagi: Excuse me, I’d like those roses, sprigs of lavender, wisteria and azalea.

Nagi: Yes. Please send all of these to the hotel addressed here. Thank you very much… 

Nagi: (Okay… I managed to secure more flowers to give away. These should last me for the rest of the trip.)

Nagi: Hm?

Netaro: Nyam nyam. Haa~ Every bead of this salmon roe has such elasticity!

Nagi: (Netaro’s eating at the food court, all alone…)

Nagi: ……. 

Netaro: It truly feels as though I’m consuming life itself. I’m certain this is what it would taste like. And then there is this crab fish bone broth! 

Nagi: …… 

Netaro: Fish bone broth… Or was it fish bone soup? Hm… I’m not certain... 

Nagi: Fish bone soup. 

Netaro: ! Gii!

Nagi: …I wanted to check on you. 

Netaro: You. Weren’t you avoiding me because you were traumatized? 

Nagi: Ugh.

Netaro: Are you not afraid anymore? 

Nagi: …No, I’m still scared.

Nagi: …I could have just ignored you, but— 

Nagi: I thought that maybe you’ve been alone all this time, so I decided against it. 

Netaro: …Hm?

Nagi: Being so far away from your home… Well, I don’t know how far, but seeing you eating salmon roe all alone, with no friends or family here on Earth… 

Nagi: …I figured you might be feeling lonely.

Netaro: “Lonely.”

Nagi: Yeah. Sometimes you feel lonely when you think about your family or friends, right?

Netaro: Friends… 

Netaro: Ohh~! The squid at the fishing corner looked exactly like my superior, it was hilarious! I couldn’t bring myself to eat it, in the end.

Nagi: Oh, uh… Is that so… 

Netaro: Why would you become “lonely” when you think of family or friends?

Nagi: Huh, do aliens not understand what that feels like? Maybe there’s a fundamental difference here… 

Netaro: …… 

~~~(flashback)

Boy: Netaro… Do you simply not feel lonely? If that’s the case, you probably won’t understand… 

~~~(end flashback)

Location: Hakodate Free Market

Netaro: …… 

Nagi: Netaro?

Netaro: Humans feel lonely when they are alone, yes? There was a human who taught me that before. 

Nagi: Yeah. Being alone is unfortunate, and makes you feel lonely. 

Nagi: Even though there’s all this tasty salmon roe here, not having anyone to share it with would be unfortunate.

Nagi: Having someone with you all the time will double your happiness—

Netaro: Double!? What logic is at play here!?

Nagi: If you’re together, then sad things are halved…!

Netaro: On what basis!?

Nagi: Being able to share your life with someone else is when you can feel happiness for the first time. I’m sure. Probably. No, that’s definitely the case. I guarantee it.

Netaro: What a profound mystery!

Nagi: You haven’t been here that long, after all. As a representative of earth, I should help teach you this stuff.

Netaro: How reliable! Thank you!

Nagi: (Huh? I think I’m not scared anymore…)

Nagi: (Netaro feels more like some innocent kid now.)

Momiji: What’s got you so excited?

Nagi: Ah, Chief.

Netaro: Gii was teaching me how being alone is unfortunate, and lonely.

Momiji: W-Woah, that’s a pretty serious topic, huh… 

Nagi: Oh, um, not really… 

Momiji: Hmm, well, there’s many different ways to live your life… But to put it simply, I’d say that’s true. 

Netaro: Mmm, I want to learn more! 

Momiji: Oh, Yodaka-san’s here now. If you’re done eating, let’s leave too.

Nagi: Okay.

Netaro: …Gii, you—

Netaro: You too, say the same things that he did. 

~~~

Toi: Uugh… *sniffling*

Location: Hakodate - Hotel Room

Toi: (I’ve been doing the diary exchange all this time, but…)

Toi: (I wonder how many times I’ve cried over Aa-chama’s replies now…)

Toi: *sniffling*

*sound of pages flipping*

Toi: “Why is Ani-sama avoiding me?”

“Perhaps he believes his life will be curtailed were he to remain with you.”

“However, just as one cannot replace their blood, it is a futile effort.”

“Shall I lend you my power?”

Toi: …… 

Toi: If I borrow Aa-chama’s power, will Ani-sama return to me…? Will he never leave my side again…?

Toi: …… 

Location: Hakodate - Hotel Lounge

Daniel: PT~ Lookie here!

??: “Nyaa”

Daniel: There’s a good kitty, I’ll be home soon, okay? Be good and wait for me~

Momiji: Daniel-san, what are you… Oh! PT!

Momiji: You’re looking at the pet camera feed, huh. Nayuki is looking after her, right?

Daniel: Yeah. But lookin’ at this just makes me wanna get home sooner!

Yodaka: So the little one we see around HAMA House is Danny’s cat?

Netaro: There was a cat!? I’d like to pet it! 

Nagi: Me too. Getting scratched is not a problem for me.

Daniel: Why are you so sure you’re gonna get scratched…

Daniel: PT is the cutest cat in the whole wide world! I’ll introduce ya when we get back.

Momiji: I’m sure Shuumai will sulk if PT gets all the attention.

Netaro: That green peas never comes near me any more… 

Momiji: (I do remember Shuumai barking up a storm when Netaro first showed up…)

Yodaka: That reminds me, what are we doing for dinner tonight? 

Momiji: Oh, we hadn’t decided yet, huh.

Momiji: The hotel’s buffet requires a reservation so… We’d have to eat at the restaurant below, or eat outside… 

Toi: Daimon Yokocho.

Momiji: Woah, you surprised me, Toi.

Toi: Our destination is Daimon Yokocho.

Momiji: Huh?

Netaro: Toi~ You’ve awoken?

Toi: …Silence. 

Toi: On your feet. We shall meet outside.

Momiji: (He just left…)

Netaro: …… 

Daniel: Wha– What’s up with him? Something seems off… 

Momiji: I was thinking the same… Is it because of what happened with Ryui-kun…?

Yodaka: Is this the answer he came to, beyond his depression?

Daniel: I don’t really know about kids these days.

Nagi: ……Changing how you speak, suddenly becoming distant… 

Nagi: *gasp*

Nagi: Maybe he’s at that age… 

Yodaka: Are you talking about…?

Daniel: Ah… You mean the type to look at a stormy sky all serious and go “it’s coming…”

Nagi: Wrapping their arms in bandages… 

Momiji: Aw, c’mon, Toi-kun’s actually a year older than you, you know? 

Daniel: Well, this kinda stuff depends on the person.

Netaro: I have absolutely no clue what this conversation is about. 

Yodaka: We’re talking about how we should go along with Toi’s change in attitude, Netaro.

Netaro: I see! 

Nagi: When he goes back to normal, forget everything. Just pretend like nothing ever happened.

Daniel: That’s the perfect attitude to have as an adult.

Momiji: Alright, let’s go with that. 

Momiji: (I’m worried about Toi-kun… We should find Ryui-kun quickly so that he can return back to normal…!)

Note:

The Hakodate Daimon Yokocho is the largest food stall village in Hokkaido.

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[aurumacadicus]

It's time to pick our August book for book club! Tumblr will vote, and the book club will then vote among the top three in Discord. If you’d like to join the book club, send me a message and I’ll send you a link to the discord! Keep an eye out for the other poll, and check out the books’ summaries under the cut!

Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher

It’s been hundreds of years since King Arthur’s Reign. His descendant, Arthur, a future Lord and general gadabout, has been betrothed to Gwendoline, the quick-witted, short-tempered princess of England, since birth. The only thing they can agree on is that they despise each other.

They’re forced to spend the summer together at Camelot in the run up to their nuptials, and with 24 hours, Gwen has discovered Arthur kissing a boy and Arthur has gone digging for Gwen’s childhood diary and found confessions about her crush on the kingdom’s only lady knight, Bridget Leclair.

Realizing they might make better allies than enemies, they make a reluctant pact to cover for each other, and as things head up at the annual royal tournament, Gwen is swept off her by her knight and Arthur takes an interest in Gwen’s royal brother. Lex Croucher’s Gwen & Art Are Not in Love is chock full of sword-fighting, found family, and romantic shenanigans destined to make readers fall in love.

Dreadful by Caitlin Rozakis

It’s bad enough waking up in a half-destroyed evil wizard’s workshop with no eyebrows, no memories, and no idea how long you have before the Dread Lord Whomever shows up to murder you horrible and then turn your skull into a goblet or something.

It’s a lot worse when you realize that Dread Lord Whomever is… you.

Gav isn’t really sure how he ended up with a castle full of goblins, or why he has a princess locked in a cell. All he can do is play along with his own evil plan in hopes of getting his memories back before he gets himself killed.

But as he realizes nothing – from the incredibly tasteless cloak adorned with flames to the aforementioned princess – is quite what it seems, Gav must face up to all the things the Dread Lord Gavrax has done. And he’ll have to answer the hardest question of all – who does he want to be?

A high fantasy farce featuring killer moat squid, toxic masculinity, an evil wizard convocation, and a garlic festival. All at once. All in all, Dread Lord Gavrax has had better weeks.

A Magical Girl Retires by Park Seolyeon

Twenty-nine, depressed, and drowning in credit card debt after losing her job during the pandemic, a millennial woman decides to end her troubles by jumping off Seol’s Mapo Bridge.

But her suicide attempt is interrupted by a girl dressed in white—her guardian angel. Ah Roa is a clairvoyant magical girl on a mission to find the greatest magical girl of all time. And our protagonist just may be that special someone.

But the young woman’s initial excitement turns to frustration when she learns being a magical girl in real life is much different than how it’s portrayed in stories. It isn’t just destiny—it’s work. Magical girls go to job fairs, join trade unions, attend classes. And for this magical girl there are no special powers and no great perks, and despite being magical, she still battles with low self-esteem. Her magic wand . . . is a credit card—which she must use to defeat a terrifying threat that isn’t a monster or an intergalactic war. It’s global climate change. Because magical girls need to think about sustainability, too.

Park Seolyeon reimagines classic fantasy tropes in a novel that explores real-world challenges that are both deeply personal and universal: the search for meaning and the desire to do good in a world that feels like it’s ending. A fun, fast-paced, and enchanting narrative that sparkles thanks to award-nominated Anton Hur, A Magical Girl Retires reminds us that we are all magical girls—that fighting evil by moonlight and winning love by daylight can be anyone’s game.

Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim

Shiori’anma, the only princess of Kiata, has a secret. Forbidden magic runs through her veins. Normally she conceals it well, but on the morning of her betrothal ceremony, Shiori loses control. At first, her mistake seems like a stroke of luck, forestalling the wedding she never wanted. But it also catches the attention of Raikama, her stepmother.

A sorceress in her own right, Raikama banishes the young princess, turning her brothers into cranes. She warns Shiori that she must speak of it to no one: for with every word that escapes her lips, one of her brothers will die.

Penniless, voiceless, and alone, Shiori searches for her brothers, and uncovers a dark conspiracy to seize the throne. Only Shiori can set the kingdom to rights, but to do so she must place her trust in a paper bird, a mercurial dragon, and the very boy she fought so hard to marry. And she must embrace the magic she’s been taught all her life to forswear—no matter what the cost.

The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas

“Only the most powerful and honorable semidioses get chosen. I’m just a Jade. I’m not a real hero.”

As each new decade begins, the Sun’s power must be replenished so that Sol can keep traveling along the sky and keep the chaotic Obsidian gods at bay. Sol selects ten of the most worthy semidioses to compete in the Sunbearer Trials. The winner carriers light and life to all the temples of Reino del Sol, but the loser has the greatest honor of all—they will be sacrificed to Sol, their body melted down to refuel the Sun Stones, protecting the world for another ten years.

Teo, a seventeen-year-old Jade semidiós and the trans son of the goddess of birds, isn’t worried about the Trials . . . at least, not for himself. His best friend, Niya is a Gold semidiós and a shoo-in for the Trials, and while he trusts her abilities, the odds of becoming the sacrifice is one-in-ten.

But then, for the first time in over a century, the impossible happens. Sol chooses not one, but two Jade competitors. Teo, and Xio, the thirteen-year-old child of the god of bad luck. Now they must compete in five trials against Gold opponents who are more powerful and better trained. Worst of all, Teo’s annoyingly handsome ex-best friend and famous semidiós Hero, Aurelio is favored to win. Teo is determined to get himself and his friends through the trials unscathed—for fame, glory, and their own survival.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner

A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to the Lost Apothecary…

Hidden in the depths of eighteenth-century London, a secret apothecary shop caters to an unusual kind of clientele. Women across the city whisper of a mysterious figure named Nella who sells well-disguised poisons to use against the oppressive men in their lives. But the apothecary’s fate is jeopardized when her newest patron, a precocious twelve-year-old, makes a fatal mistake, sparking a string of consequences that echo through the centuries.

Meanwhile in present-day London, aspiring historian Carline Parcewell spends her tenth wedding anniversary alone, running from her own demons. When she stumbles upon a clue to the unsolved apothecary murders that haunted London two hundred years ago, her life collides with the apothecary’s in a stunning twist of fate—and not everyone will survive.

Vermilion by Molly Tanzer

Gunslinging, chain smoking, Stetson-wearing Taoist psychopomp, Elouise “Lou” Merriwether might not be a normal 19-year-old, but she’s too busy keeping San Francisco safe from ghosts, shades, and geung si to care much about that. It’s an important job, though most folks consider it downright spooky. Some have even accused Lou of being more comfortable with the dead than the living, and, well… they’re not wrong. When Lou hears that a bunch of Chinatown boys have gone missing somewhere deep in the Colorado Rockies she decides to saddle up and head into the wilderness to investigate. Lou fears her particular talents make her better suited to help placate their spirits than ensure they get home alive, but it’s the right thing to do, and she’s the only one willing to do it. On the road to a mysterious sanatorium known as Fountain of Youth, Lou will encounter bears, desperate men, a very undead villain, and even stranger challenges. Lou will need every one of her talents and a whole lot of luck to make it home alive…

[misadoringly]

𓊆ྀི blog warning: gore, obsessive content 𓊇ྀི

𓊆ྀི♡𓊇ྀི :: Hello, dear! Thank you for taking the time to click on my blog !! You can address me as either Misa or Lilico. I'm very pleased to meet you! Enjoy your stay!

𓊆ྀི♡𓊇ྀི :: At the moment, I'm eighteen years old ('06). I'm a unlabelled and my pronouns are she/her! Please note that I'm apart of a system (+ npd, unlisted) and that I use this blog as a means to cope with stuff. So if you see something you don't like, please kindly click off instead of making a little stink of it, alright? I won't hold it against you!!

𓊆ྀི♡ single / taken 𓊇ྀི :: i don’t even know anymore </3

𓊆ྀི♡ yandere mbti 𓊇ྀི :: CAHL

𓊆ྀི♡ kins 𓊇ྀི :: MISA AMANE, monika, MAKIMA, TERUHASHI KOKOMI, rina, laios (just don't interact if you kin the bold. or hate on them.)

𓊆ྀི♡ general interests 𓊇ྀི :: baking , drawing , reading , writing , astronomy , anime , internet deep dives (lolcows) , gyaru/goth subculture , vampires , stuffed animals , cookie run , PINK !

𓊆ྀི♡ music 𓊇ྀི :: I listen to a little bit of everything but I can't help liking classical music, vocaloid , j-pop/metal , lana del rey , mitski , artic monkeys and tnbh.

𓊆ྀི♡ movies 𓊇ྀི :: Twilight, X series, Dark Shadows, Gone Girl, Girl Interrupted, The Hunger Games, Jennifer's Body

𓊆ྀི♡ western media 𓊇ྀི :: vampire diaries, grey's anatomy, randy cunnigham, chowder, tawog, mlp, ben 10, futurama, family guy, american dad

𓊆ྀི♡ j-media 𓊇ྀི :: DEATH NOTE, DEMON SLAYER, uramichi oniisan, dungeon meshi, SAIKI K, MADOKA MAGICA, mob psycho 100, boku no hero academia, serial experiments lain, perfect blue, EVANGELION, attack on titan, black butler, jjk, CHAINSAW MAN, DEVILMAN CRYBABY, kamikaze , lily chou chou, fallen angels, alice in borderland

𓊆ྀི♡ k-media 𓊇ྀི :: GOOD BAD MOTHER, 18 again, weak hero class 1, SWEET HOME, parasyte, BALLERINA, mask girl, squid game, extracurricular, all of us are dead, the devil judge, it's okay not to be okay, SEMANTIC ERROR, the glory, THE FROG, REVENANT, JUDGE FROM HELL

𓊆ྀི DNI , Anons & Boundaries 𓊇ྀི

𓊆ྀི♡ do not interact 𓊇ྀི :: if you're an insanely explicit porn/kink filled blog, weird tiktok shipper who thinks all ships are canon or something equally as rigid but otherwise, I don't care much. Go crazy, go stupid.

𓊆ྀི♡ ask/dm boundaries 𓊇ྀི :: If you want to dm me - feel free to so long as you're not like under sixteen (almost seventeen) and over twenty five. For asks, it's sixteen plus for compliments or generally platonic asks! if you'd like to dip your toe in the water and be my secret admirer, you have to be eighteen (or turning this year) or older to send love letters in my little ask box! i'm not easily disturbed so be as 'stalker-y' as your heart desires :>

𓊆ྀི♡ anons 𓊇ྀི :: i have to reset my anons because my ask box kept hiding my inbox until I fixed the issue ! So if you're an old anon of mine - feel free to reclaim your emoji/name! If you're new, i'll just put you here! I hope to hear from you, kay? >_<

[pulpfiction-cowqirl]

𝑶𝒌𝒂𝒚, 𝑰 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒅 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝑶𝒖𝒕𝒍𝒂𝒘, 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒘𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍 𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒃𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒌 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒂𝒘 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅

la’nya | they/them | 21 | nov scorpio | african american | queer ace | intj-t | 5w4 sx/sp

✧ ˚ ༘ 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑢𝑠: active | on reblog

✧ ˚ ༘ 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒𝑧𝑜𝑛𝑒: central time {US}

˚₊·❧ monster fucking: pookie-boo

˚₊·❧ From mgm/epix: kennycatchabreak

˚₊·❧ resident evil: leons-whimpers

˚₊·❧ og writing: pulpfiction-cowboi

𝑰 𝒘𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒏𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒆 𝑾𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒑𝒖𝒍𝒑 𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑰 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒗𝒊𝒕𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒏 𝑪 𝑭𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒆𝒂𝒕

adventures: learning korean | learning spanish | learning crochet | getting back into drawing

fav color: yellow & purple

fav food: faygo crème soda, dr. pepper, root beer, angel food smoothie

fav genres: 90’s rap, Southern and West Coast rap, Horrorcore, Horror Game Ambient Sound, Kpop, KR&B, Memphis rap

fav music: BTS | TXT | Red Velvet | SUMIN | Victoria Monet | NBA Youngboy | Kenny Mason | 36Mafia | j-hope | Jimin | Agust-D | Lucky Daye | Megan Thee Stallion

fav games: stardew valley | resident evil | fallout | far cry

fav US tv: the vampire diaries | buffy the vampire | from | farscape | angel | dexter | fargo | my babysitter’s a vampire | preacher

fav cartoons: invader zim | ah monsters | billy and mandy | powerpuff girls | cow and chicken | catdog | secret squirrel | amazing world of gumball | making fiends | the proud family | courage the cowardly dog | adventure time | mystery incorporated | class of 3000 | el tigre | my life as a teenage robot | the snorks | pound puppies | my lil pony | carebears | tom&jerry | hong kong phoeey | top cat | the aquanauts

fav kdrama: mask girl | flowers of evil | all of us are dead | kingdom | tomorrow | twenty-five twenty-one | a time called you | squid game | behind your touch | move to heaven | under the queens umbrella | juvenile justice | vincenzo | the glory | the school nurse files | DP | bloodhounds | dr. cha | golden mask | the second husband

fav anime: hunterxhunter | assassination classroom | demon slayer | one piece | bleach | ouran host club | death note | cowboy bepop | kurokos basketball | haikyuu | devils line | kagegurui | diabolik lovers | horimiya | toilet-bound hanako-kun

fav tdrama: girl from nowhere

fav cdrama: a use for my talent | meteor garden

fav jdrama: alice in boarderland | animals

[thelaughtercafe]

Fandom List!

IF SPOILERS ARE ALLOWED THERE WILL BE AN ASTERISK TO SIGNIFY I'M COMPLETELY FINISHED WITH THE WORK! PLEASE DON'T REQUEST WITH SPOILERS OTHERWISE! 

Asterisks* next to anime mean I'm completed with the anime not manga so please no manga spoilers! Thank you once again! 

Characters are fine but if I don't know someone I won't include them!

Italics mean I’m on the cusp of hyperfixating and bold means I currently am. Please request for these fandoms as I’m more likely to get them out faster!

Please remember the 5 character limit for headcanons, 3 for scenarios(any mix of fandoms is fine!) and I hope you enjoy your stay! 

Anime

Assassination Classroom* 

Haikyuu!!

Fruits Basket*

Brothers Conflict*

Dance With Devils*

Diabolik Lovers*

Angel Beats*

Claanad/Claanad: After Story*

Ouran Highschool Host Club*

My Hero Academia*

Death Note*

The Promised Neverland

Tales of the Abyss*

Avatar the Last Airbender*

Sword Art Online

Fairy Tail

Danganronpa 3: Despair Arc

Danganronpa 3: Future Arc

Danganronpa 3: Hope Arc

Danganronpa 2.5: OVA

Naruto 

Uta no Prince Sama!

Noragami*

Bungou Stray Dogs (Caught up to end of Season 4, including Dead Apple)

Death Parade

Durarara!!!*

Fullmetal Alchemist*

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood*

Angels of Death*

Ghost Hunt*

The Devil is a Part-timer!*

K!

Mekakucity Actors*

Maid Sama!

Seven Deadly Sins*

Violet Evergarden*

Soul Eater*

Yuri!! On Ice*

Akame Ga Kill!

Black Butler

The Dragon Prince (Up to end of season 3 so no spoilers past that please!)

Ninjago: Masters of Spinjutsu

Miraculous Ladybug*

Banana Fish

Horimiya*

Toradora*

Cardfight Vanguard Overdress!!*

Cardfight Vanguard Divinez*

My Happy Marriage(Up to episode 8)

Spy x Family (Up to end of Season 1)

Legend of Vox Machina (Finished season 1 and know the characters, just no plot past that please!)

Video Games

Final Fantasy 3

Final Fantasy 4*

Final Fantasy 5

Final Fantasy 7/Remake*/Dirge of Cerberus*/Crisis Core*

Final Fantasy 8

Final Fantasy 10*

Final Fantasy 12*

Final Fantasy 13*

Final Fantasy 14*(Caught up to the end of Endwalker, but not post patches yet)

Final Fantasy 15*

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates*

Final Fantasy: Type 0*

Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition*

Xenoblade Chronicles 2*

Xenoblade Chronicles 3*

The World Ends With You*

Neo: The World Ends With You*

Kingdom Hearts*

Kingdom Hearts: Re: Chain of Memories*

Kingdom Hearts 2*

Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep*

Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance*

Kingdom Hearts 3*

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days*

Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded*

Kingdom Hearts: Melody of Memory*

Undertale*

Deltarune*

Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc*

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair*

Danganronpa v3*

Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls*

Tales of the Abyss*

Tales of Vesperia

Suikoden*

Suikoden: Tierkreis

Persona 5 Royal*

Dragon Quest 11 S*

Mr. Love: Queen's Choice

Obey Me!

Collar x Malice ( Finished Mineo and Takeru's routes so no spoilers for the others but please feel free to request any character!)

Genshin Impact

Honkai Star Rail*

Ikemen: Sengoku

Ikemen: Vampire

Ikemen: Revolution

Ikemen: Villians

Fire Emblem: Three Houses

Fire Emblem: Birthright

Fire Emblem: Conquest

Fire Emblem: Revelation

Resident Evil*/Remake*

Resident Evil 2*/Remake*

Resident Evil 3*/Remake*

Resident Evil 7*

Resident Evil 8*

Baldur's Gate 3

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Stardew Valley (I'm on Year 1 Summer, but can already tell Sebastian and Sam have my whole heart so they're the only two I'm able to write for atm, will update as I finish more)

TV Shows

Blacklist

Criminal Minds

Lucifer 

The Vampire Diaries

Teen Wolf*

Sherlock

Supernatural

Good Omens

The Walking Dead

The Umbrella Academy*

Asian Shows

Sweet Home(currently up to Season 2 episode 2)

Bride of Habaek(currently up to episode 7)

My Holo Love*

Boys Over Flowers*

Cheese in the Trap*

Murphy's Law of Love*

Squid Game*(I'll be picky with these requests probably since it's been a while <3)

Movies

Rise of the Guardians*

Heathers*

Scream*

Scream 2*

Scream 3*

Scream 4*

Hush*

The Little Prince*

Meet Joe Black*

The Princess Bride*

A Little Princess*

Annie*

Rent*

Phantom of the Opera*

Les Miserables*

The Breakfast Club*

Fame

The Santa Clause*

The Santa Clause 2*

The Santa Clause 3*

Spirited Away*

Howl’s Moving Castle*

Princess Mononoke

Ponyo

Iron Man*

Iron Man 2*

Captain America: The Winter Soldier*

Avengers*

Avengers: Infinity War*

Avengers: Endgame*

Spiderman: Homecoming*

Spiderman: Far From Home*

Musicals

Heathers: The Musical*

Epic: The Musical*

Not sure where to put this one so it gets its own category!

Tabletop

Critical Role (Up to Campaign 1, episode 40 atm)

Baldur's Gate 3 Oneshot*

[braveclementine]

Chapter 14

Warnings: None, Readers under 18 can read this book. It is solely fluff- nothing sexual

Copyright: I do not own any Wizarding World characters that J.K. Rowling wrote. I do however own Elizabeth Kane (main character) and Trang Nyguen (best friend). There should be no use of these two names without my permission. I also do not condone any copying of this.

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𝖂𝖊 𝖊𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖉 𝖙𝖍𝖊 first week of February. Harry showed Hermione and I a diary he had found in Myrtle's bathroom. Someone had apparently tried to flush it away. Hermione was very excited with the diary for some reason. I thought it looked familiar and was trying to place where I'd seen it before.

We were sitting in the Gryffindor common room. I had my back to the rest of the room and kept feeling a prickling sensation on the back of my neck, a sure sign that Fred was probably looking over at us. It took all my willpower not to look at him.

Harry handed the diary over to Hermione. I hadn't seen this either and was starting to get agitated. Maybe my powers were broken. But I had seen the diary. . .it was Ginny's! I kept my mouth shut. It wasn't my business to tell them it was hers. . . or maybe I couldn't? It was hard to tell.

"Oooh, it might have hidden powers." Hermione said, opening the book and flipping through it.

"If it has, it's hiding them very well." Ron said, a bit amused. "Maybe it's shy." I laughed as Ron continued, addressing Harry, "I don't know why you don't chuck it, Harry."

"I wish I knew why someone did try to chuck it." Harry said with a slight frown. "I wouldn't mind knowing how Riddle got an aware for special services to Hogwarts either."

I frowned. Hadn't I seen that trophy last year?

"Could've been anything." Ron said bored. "Maybe he got thirty O.W.L.s or saved a teacher from the giant squid. Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would've done everyone a favor. . ."

"It's impossible to get thirty O.W.Ls" I corrected him, frowning at him. I glanced over at Harry.

"What?" Ron asked, looking between Harry, Hermione, and me.

"Well," Harry said slowly, thinking hard, "the Chamber of Secrets was opened fifty years ago, wasn't it? That's what Malfoy said."

"Yeah. . ." Ron said curiously.

"And this diary is fifty years old. . ." Hermione said, tapping the diary.

"So?" Ron asked stupidly.

"Wake up Ron!" I snapped at him. Honestly! "We know the person who opened the Chamber last time was expelled fifty years ago. Riddle won an award for special services to the school fifty years ago. Perhaps Riddle got his award for catching the culprit. Therefore, his diary would hold all the secrets of the event."

"That's a brilliant theory, Elizabeth." Ron said sarcastically, "with just one tiny little flaw. There's nothing written in his diary."

Hermione quickly pulled her wand out of her bag. "It might be invisible ink!" She declared, smoothing down the page and pointing her wand at it, "Aparecium!" Nothing happened and I felt a swell of disappointment. However, Hermione wasn't done. She pulled out what looked like a Muggle eraser. "It's a Revealer, I got it in Diagon Alley." She said and rubbed hard on where the date would've been. Once again, nothing happened.

"I'm telling you, there's nothing to find in there." Ron said, leaning back on the couch. "Riddle just got a diary for Christmas and couldn't be bothered filling it in."

I frowned, unable to accept this theory, but also unable to figure out what the secret was. I would have to be on the lookout for visions.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione also went to look at the trophy that had Riddle's name on it, though I didn't go because I didn't feel like going. Instead, I spent much of the day working on the grounds with Hagrid. He was in a very peculiar mood but wouldn't tell me what was upsetting him.

In contrast, the castle was in a more hopeful mood than it had been before Christmas. There had been no more attacks and the Mandrakes were coming along nicely and healthy. The Heir of Slytherin had obviously lost his or her nerve. Perhaps, as Harry predicted, it was hibernating for another fifty years.

A majority of the younger Hufflepuffs believed that it was because Harry had revealed himself at the Dueling club and he could no longer open the chamber. This of course, was preposterous and not many of the other school houses believed in this, though some of the younger Ravenclaws were siding with the Hufflepuffs. But the Slytherins and Gryffindors didn't believe this at all.

Harry and I were on our way to the library to meet Ron and Hermione when we dodged a corner to avoid Lockhart who was talking to McGonagall. "I don't think there'll be any more trouble, Minerva. I think the Chamber has been locked for good this time. The culprit must have known it was only a matter of time before I caught him. Rather sensible to stop now, before I came down hard on him."

I scoffed as they passed us. Lockhart wasn't done talking though, while McGonagall looked like she wished she could disappear. "You know, what the school needs now is a morale-booster. Wash away the memories of last term! I won't say any more just now, but I think I know just the thing. . ."

He walked away, tapping himself on the nose, leaving McGonagall looking highly relieved. I wondered briefly what his idea of a morale-booster was. As long as it didn't include pixies, I was sure it was going to be. . . possibly okay?

There were no surprises until the fourteenth of February- Valentine's day.

I woke up on the morning feeling jittery for some reason. Possibly because it was a day of love? I dressed slowly, pulling on my robes, and putting my hair into a messy bun. In packed my school books slowly into my bag. Dragon ring- check. Bracelet- check. Three necklaces- check.

Since it was Valentines day, I relented with my self torture and pulled out two of my smaller Muggle novels and one of my more empty drawing pads.

Then, carrying those in my arms, I walked down towards the Great Hall.

I met up with Harry before the doors. He looked exhausted.

"Hullo Harry." I greeted him cheerfully.

"'lo L-L-Liz." He yawned.

He pulled open the door and we stepped through and froze. I dropped my books on accident but didn't bend down to pick them up. I stared around me in disgust. Then, collecting my senses (only partly as I forgot to use magic), I quickly bent down and picked up my books.

The walls were covered with large pink flowers. There was a peculiar smell like lavender, lemon, roses, and the overwhelming smell of cilantro. It was all a peculiar mixture and made my throat tickle, making me cough. There was heart-shaped confetti falling from the pale blue ceiling.

I couldn't believe Dumbledore would let something like this happen. We sat down at the Gryffindor table, the closest table to the teachers. Ron was sharing my look of disgust and Hermione had been overcome with a fit of giggles.

"What's going on?" Harry asked, wiping confetti off of his bacon. I stared at the food in disgust. Everything was covered in a thin layer of confetti, making it inedible. I wrinkled my nose. The smell of the food was mixing with the other smells. I leaned away, starting to feel sick.

Ron pointed up at the teacher's table, unable to speak. Harry and I turned our heads to look. Lockhart was wearing lurid pink robes. I dropped my mouth in horror. He was waving for silence. The teachers that sat on either side of him were looking stony-faced. From where we were sitting, I could see a muscle going through McGonagall's cheek. Snape looked as though he had swallowed something disgusting tasting.

"Happy Valentine's Day!" Lockhart shouted. "And may I thank the forty-six people who have so far sent me cards! Yes, I have taken the liberty of arranging this little surprise for you all- and it doesn't end here!"

"It's horrendous." I said aloud, not watching how loud my voice was. Luckily, it only seemed to carry to surrounding Gryffindors and some of the teachers. Snape's lips twitched into a two second smirk and Professor McGonagall covered her mouth to stop a laugh. Lockhart however, was too busy clapping his hands and a bunch of dwarfs entered the Great Hall.

The opening of the doors sent another gust towards the tables and the smell entered my nose again. I started to cough again and I pressed a hand against my mouth to stifle it. My eyes were streaming with tears. I looked down at the floor, trying to breathe. Harry shot me a concerned look. He probably remembered how I reacted to the battery acid in the hospital wing.

"I'm not good with overwhelming smells." I choked out in his ear. "Don't know why."

"You should get out of here." Harry muttered back as I wiped tears from my cheeks.

"I hope this is gone soon, I wanted to eat." I muttered.

"My friendly, card-carrying cupids!" Lockhart said. There were titters all around the Great Hall. "They will be roving around the school today delivering your valentines! And the fun doesn't stop here! I'm sure my colleagues will want to enter into the spirit of the occasion! Why not ask Professor Snape to show you how to whip up a Love Potion!"

I found myself overcome with my own fit of giggles while still coughing. The idea of Snape doing that was simply ludicrous. Lockhart wasn't finished either.

"And while you're at it, Professor Flitwick knows more about Entrancing Enchantments than any wizard I've ever met, the sly old dog!"

Snape looked murderous. Professor Flitwick had his face in his hands, either flattered but the compliment or completely demoralized.

Hermione, Harry, and Ron all left to get to their first class which was Charms. I had class with them, but I stayed behind for a second, looking for Fred. He was sitting with George and Lee and didn't look my way as I stood. My heart plummeted but I knew I should've expected it. I turned to leave the Great Hall.

"Elizabeth!" I turned to face Fred, feeling very apprehensive. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Snape turn his head slightly to see what was happening.

"Hi." I said, my heart beating quickly. I thought I may throw up. Fred seemed the complete opposite of nervous.

"Will you be my Valentine?" He asked, a goofy smile appearing on his face.

I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. "I'd love to." I said, blushing. He bent down and kissed me on the lips like he had on Christmas day under the mistletoe. Lee wolf whistled and I stuck my tongue out at him, childishly. Then, practically skipping, I rushed to Charms so I wasn't late. Fresh air filled my lungs and I felt much better than I had in a while.

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𝕴 𝖍𝖆𝖉 𝖒𝖞 private potions lesson with Snape tonight and for some reason, I was even more nervous than before. Perhaps that was because I had a present and a secret for Snape tonight. My hands shook as I pushed the door open.

I was surprised as I walked in. It was exactly how it always was, but this time, there was a faint smell of. . . cookies? I couldn't find the source of the smell however and sat down at my usual spot. This gave me time to pull out the drawing that I had done today. I waited, nervous, trembling on the stool.

Snape came from his office, carrying about seven or eight jars and set them down in a row on the table. I slid the drawing off the table, setting it down next to me. No cookies.

Professor Snape didn't offer anything outside of the lesson, though for some reason, seemed unlike himself. Perhaps someone had asked him how to make a love potion. Just the mental image in my mind made my lips curve up into a smile and he knew I wasn't paying attention.

"What?" He asked a bit coolly.

"Did anyone ask you how to make a love potion today?" I asked, looking at him.

"No." He said shortly.

"Can you tell me how to make one?" I asked.

He pressed his lips together. "You don't need one, you've already got boys wrapped around your finger."

I frowned. "I wasn't going to use it! I simply want to know for the sake of knowledge. Besides, I'm not dating anyone."

He actually had the audacity to roll his eyes at me! "Would Fred Weasley give the same answer?"

I glared at him. "I'm his valentine for one day! He's not my boyfriend."

"That's not what you said, actually." Snape said though he sounded less cool and more amused. I stared at him, a bit confused and rethought my words over. Snape sighed, "You said you weren't dating anyone. Boyfriend and dating are two different concepts, don't you think?"

"Oh, yes, well of course." I said, blushing. They were different concepts, of course. "But you're the potions master, not the English teacher. Stop correcting my grammar!"

He full out smiled and I couldn't help but smile back. Then, he quickly 'corrected' his expression back to his sullen self and pulled out a sheet of parchment paper with a list of instructions and ingredients on it. He went over the basic ingredients- so basic that he barely had to touch on them as we used a majority of them in different potions this year. He also explained the side-effects of having children if a parent was under the influence of a love potion.

Apparently, if one parent is under the influence of a love potion, it means that the bond between the parents isn't real. The chemical bonds in the love potion then affected the fetus or baby in the mother's womb. When the child was born, it grew up incapable of human emotions- especially and foremost: love. It was a horrible concept but I found it extremely fascinating.

At the end of the lesson I finally asked him, "Why does it smell like cookies in here?"

He gathered up the jars, stacking them and did not look at me as I answered. "It doesn't matter, does it?"

I frowned. Well no, it didn't matter, but I was hungry and I wanted food and if he had cookies, I wanted them. "Well, no, I suppose it doesn't matter. I'm just hungry."

He sighed, but it was a sigh of amusement (I think) and not exasperation at my childishness (I think). "Well there are no cookies, if that was what you are getting at." I got disappointed but didn't let it show. "It was because. . ." He hesitated, "I noticed that you were coughing a lot at the great hall. Gilderoy tends to overdo things as you've noticed. I just thought you'd like this particular scent better."

I was overcome with emotion for a moment and then came to my senses and said, "Thank you."

He went back into his office to put away the jars. This was usually when I left and I didn't see him for some time. I stood, uncertainly and picked up the drawing I had made. It was something simple, a glass jar that was full of Lilies and Magnolia 'Elizabeth' flowers on a simple table. I'd drawn a shadeless glass window in the back which let in rays of light that landed on the flower jar on the table. Nothing was colored but if was very obvious what the flowers were.

"Um, Professor?" I asked. He came back out of the office, looking sullen. I held it out with a shaking hand. "Um, I drew this for you. . . not necessarily for Valentines' day. I just. . . er- thought you might like it. But um. . . look at it after I leave."

He took it from my hand and I turned, grabbing my bag, and hurried to the door. I paused for a moment and then said, "You should smile more. It looks good on you." I wrenched the door opened and made my way back to the common room, my heart thumping sporadically from nerves.

I took all my jewelry off, including my parents necklace methodically, and put all of it in the top drawer. I quickly got into my nightdress and laid in the bed. I stayed awake for a long time before I fell asleep.

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𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖓𝖊𝖝𝖙 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌, I didn't have time to think about Fred or Snape or Cedric, or any other boy that I might've wanted to think about. Instead, Harry asked me to meet him, Ron, and Hermione in the courtyard. Perplexed, I did so after lunch.

"What's up?" I asked, wrapping my cloak around me. "Did something happen?"

"Harry found out how the diary works." Hermione said in a hushed voice.

I looked at him in surprise. He didn't seem very happy about it. In fact, none of them did and this made me feel worried. "How? What happened?"

Harry told me how he found out the diary writes back if you write in it. Riddle was the narrator of the story and had actually pulled Harry into the diary! Then, Harry had gone through Riddle's memory where Riddle found that the culprit was none other than. . . Hagrid.

But really, I had known that, hadn't I? I'd said as much in Dumbledore's office months ago. I had said that it was Hagrid. And if it wasn't Hagrid, than Riddle either got the wrong person. . .or Riddle was the culprit and put the blame on Hagrid.

I sat down on a stone bench. Since it was freezing cold, there was no one else about. "There are things that don't add up though." I said, frowning.

"Like what?" Harry asked dully. "We always knew Hagrid had been expelled. And the attacks must've stopped after Hagrid was kicked out. Otherwise, Riddle wouldn't have got his award." He seemed to have accepted this no matter how badly he didn't want to.

I shook my head. "But it's supposed to be the Heir of Slytherin. Hagrid was a Gryffindor."

"People think I'm the Heir of Slytherin and I'm in Gryffindor." Harry said dully. I wondered for the briefest second if Harry wanted it to be Hagrid.

I tried a different tactic. "Hagrid was in his third year, Harry. If Dumbledore doesn't think that you could do it in your second year, what makes you think Hagrid could've done it in his third year? Plus," I tacked on, "If it really had been Hagrid, why would Dumbledore have let Hagrid stay on as gamekeeper?"

"Because." Harry argued back. "Riddle said that Headmaster Dippet- the headmaster at that time- covered it as a freak accident. Plus, knowing Hagrid, it was most likely an accident that the girl died."

I sighed. Some of it made sense, and some of it did not.

"Do you think we should go and ask Hagrid about it all?" Hermione asked in a small voice. Harry, Ron, and I all looked at each other in states of shock, though I thought she might have a fair point.

"That'd be a cheerful visit." Ron said in a fake, cheerful voice. "Hello, Hagrid. Tell us, have you been setting anything mad and hairy loose in the castle lately?"

We all laughed a bit half-heartedly. In the end though, we decided not to go to Hagrid unless things got worse.

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𝕺𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝕰𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖇𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖐, we had to choose new classes for next year, something I took very seriously. Hermione also, took it extremely seriously.

"It could affect our whole future." she said as the four of us pored over the new subjects at the Gryffindor table. I had been obliged to do this activity at the Hufflepuff table but as the other Hufflepuffs were ignoring me, I didn't feel obligated to do any such thing.

"I just want to give up Potions." Harry said glumly, staring at the list.

"We can't." Ron said gloomily. "We keep all our old subjects, or I'd've ditched Defense Against the Dark Arts."

"But that's very important." Hermione said, sounding shocked.

"Not the way Lockhart teaches it. I haven't learned anything from him except not to set pixies loose." Ron said, holding up two pamphlets.

I giggled and then sighed, "I would've given up astronomy a long time ago." I said. Astronomy was the only class that I didn't have an O in- the highest grade you could get. It irked me, but it also wasn't like I was trying my hardest in the class either. Maybe, I thought grudgingly, I should ask Professor Sinistra for private lessons.

Neville hadn't picked any classes yet. He'd been attacked by a flock of owls today as his relatives told him which classes to pick and which ones not to pick. Dean Thomas on the other hand had grown up Muggle. Closing his eyes, he picked two random subjects with his wand. Hermione meanwhile, signed up for every available class.

Percy gave all the second years lovely advice. As much as people tend to think of Percy as a bit of a busy-body, pushy, bossy person, he did have sound advice. I quite liked him too and was eager to take what he said into account. We should, in short terms, pick subjects to help us in whatever field we want to go into.

His advice made me consider every single available class. There were other classes however that were only available to sixth and seventh years like Alchemy, Advanced Arithmancy, and Apparition. However, because I was going to be a third year, I could also take the less known electives. Here is the list of all the classes that are possible to sign up for:

Arithmancy Alchemy Care of Magical Creatures Divination Muggle Studies Study of Ancient Runes Ancient Studies Magical Theory

And Hermione had signed up for everything.

So did I. Except Alchemy.

My schedule next year would consist of 14 classes, which was nearly impossible. Hermione's consisted of 15, which irked me, but I couldn't bring myself to sign up for Alchemy. I knew I would hate it- there was Astronomy involved. We handed our papers in. The entire time, I hated that I hadn't signed up for Alchemy even though I'd know I'd hate it.

I didn't have time to worry about which classes my teachers would make me weed out, however, because the Gryffindor vs. Hufflepuff game was coming soon. Since Oliver had booked Gryffindor for every night after dinner before curfew, Cedric was having us practice early mornings before breakfast.

This had me going to bed early and I had stopped my Potions, Charms, and Transfiguration tutoring so that I could get enough rest and still finish homework at the same time. None of the Professors seemed to mind. Snape wanted Gryffindor crushed and was more than willing to stop giving me homework if it meant Hufflepuff won the cup. I disapproved of this and practically had to coax homework out of him after class. I hadn't stopped private lessons with him for Defense Against the Dark Arts because I considered it a class, not a private lesson.

Professor Flitwick was neutral in his opinion of the Quidditch game and simply wished me the best of luck, while Professor McGonagall had a harder time wishing me luck.

However, when the day of the match came, I was jolted awake with a vision. I had seen the infirmary again, this time a Ravenclaw laying on the bed next to Hermione. I laid in bed for several minutes, trying to figure out the timeline so I knew when Hermione was going to be attacked.

No, what was I doing? I had to tell Dumbledore!

I got up and got dressed in my Quidditch robes and grabbed my broom. I flew down the dorm stairs and was going to go straight past the Great Hall when I was intercepted by a pale, but excited Cedric.

"Elizabeth!" He cried. "Lovely, hurry! Come and eat!"

I hesitated but, surely it couldn't hurt if I told Dumbledore after the game? I followed Cedric into the Great Hall, glancing over at the Gryffindor table. Hermione was there with Harry and Ron and I relaxed a little. I'd just have to keep my eye on her.

Our team was to excited to eat. Ravenclaw had won last year and Slytherin the year before that. We were pumped because this could be our chance to win the game! I was so excited, that when another vision popped into my head, I pushed it away instead of looking. Mistake one.

We grabbed our brooms at half past ten and made our way out to the Quidditch pitch. We were already at the pitch when I had another vision. The game was going to be. . .cancelled? I realized then that Hermione would be in danger today. I paled greatly and my stomach did a turn. Cedric pulled the team together, but I dashed out the door. He shouted my name, but I ignored him, running as fast as possible back to the castle.

I had to find someone. Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape, any of them. I ran back towards the castle and sighed with relief as I saw McGonagall coming out of the school.

"Professor!" I shouted, dashing over to her. She looked at me hurriedly. I caught my breath and said, "There's going to be another attack! Hermione-"

"Miss Kane, it's already happened." Professor McGonagall said in an uneasy voice. "The game is cancelled."

"No! Professor!" I exclaimed.

"Wait here, Miss Kane." McGonagall said and continued down to the pitch. I burst into tears. I wasn't particularly sure what I was crying about. Hermione? The Game? Our chance of winning? Pressure? The feeling of being so completely useless with my visions?

A few moments later I heard boos and hisses from the crowd and knew that McGonagall had just told about the cancelled match. McGonagall came back up the stairs another few moments later, Harry and Ron in two. They took a look at my blotchy face.

"What happened?" Harry asked.

I shook my head, unable to answer and drifted behind them as we made our way to the hospital wing.

"This will be a bit of a shock." Professor McGonagall said in a soft tone that I'd never heard her use before. "There has been another attack. . . another double attack."

Madam Pomfrey was bending over the Ravenclaw girl at this moment, giving a clear line of sight to Hermione's petrified body.

"Hermione!" Ron groaned.

"They were found near the library." Professor McGonagall said, sounding a little choked up. "I don't suppose any of you can explain this? It was on the floor next to them. . ." She held up a small, circular mirror.

Harry and Ron shook their heads. I took the mirror in my hands. A vision came to me of Hermione using it to look around corners. I frowned. "She was. . . using it to look around corners for some reason?"

Professor McGonagall took the mirror from me. "Do you know why?"

I shook my head. Professor McGonagall sighed heavily. "I will escort the three of you to Gryffindor tower. Then, I'll take you to the Hufflepuff common room Miss Kane."

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𝕴 𝖑𝖆𝖎𝖉 𝖎𝖓 my bed, feeling completely wretched. The others were all fast asleep while I laid awake. There were new rules. No one was the leave the common room after six. We'd be escorted to each lesson by teachers. Quidditch matches were postponed. No more evening activities.

I sat up. I couldn't stay in here anymore. I felt a peculiar urge to go to the forest tonight and that was what I was going to do. I quietly slipped out of bed, pulling on my thick cloak. I left all the jewelry behind so I wouldn't lose it in the dark. My dragon ring was curled up on the side table, snoring softly.

I packed my bag with my journal and sketchbooks. Sometimes, there were scenes that could only be captured at night. And then I'd have an innocent reason for being out of bed tonight. . . whatever the real reason that was making me go outside was, probably wasn't as innocent.

I carried my shoes down the stairs and put them on before I left the common room door. I snuck through the castle and made my way outside. I crept across the grounds, staying in the shadows, and made my way to the same field of flowers that I had drawn on the day of Justin and Nearly Headless Nicks' attack.

The flowers were in full bloom under the moon. The clearing was brightly lit, though it wasn't entirely full moon. The flowers were glowing- they must be moonflowers.

Immediately, there were approaching hoofbeats. I stood quickly. A group of centaurs were running past, none of them paying attention to me except Ivagio who gave me a little nod. Firenze was not part of them and I felt a bit disappointed.

I worked on my drawing until I felt that it was perfected. Then, I compared it to the drawing that I had drawn in the daytime. Sure, there were some major differences. There was no snow in my night drawing. It did look somewhat the same, each flower in it's place. But I'd drawn at a different angle the moon had given the flowers a different shading from the sun.

I got up, brushing dirt off of my robes and made my way back through the forest. I'd come back soon and say hello to Firenze some other time. Then, as I neared the end of the forest, I saw that Firenze was standing near the edge of the forest, looking out towards the grounds.

"Firenze?" I whispered. I did not startle him. I hadn't bothered to be quiet and he had probably heard my approach from several feet away. "What are you doing?"

"Watching, Elizabeth Kane, watching." He did not turn to look at me, nor elaborate, his gaze fixed on Hagrid's cabin. I saw multiple shadows moving behind his veiled windows.

I stood next to him. What was going on? Was Hagrid in any danger. I went to move closer, perhaps even next to the door to hear what was going on, but Firenze put a hand on my shoulder- stopping me. I looked up.

"Can you hear what's going on?" I whispered.

Firenze's face turned amused, but he kept his voice low, "I may be part horse, but my hearing does not extend that far."

"Er- sorry." I blushed and kept quiet after that.

Suddenly, a loud voice exploded for the house, making me jump. It was Hagrid's, "YEH CAN' TAKE DUBMLEDORE! TAKE HIM AWAY, AN' THE MUGGLE-BORNS WON' STAND A CHANCE! THERE'LL BE KILLIN' NEXT!"

Take Dumbledore away? I quickly squeezed my eyes closed. Yes, Fudge- the Minister of Magic- and Lucius Malfoy- Draco's dad- were in Hagrid's house along with Dumbledore, Hagrid and. . . Harry and Ron under the invisibility cloak!

I opened my eyes again, peering out. There were no more outbursts but since I had seen the entire thing in my mind, I had a general assumption of what was being said.

"This is not good." Firenze said. I looked up to see that he was frowning. "Hagrid and Dumbledore are being taken away."

"Why are they taking Hagrid?" I asked. My voice sounded as though I was going to cry. Perhaps I was- it had been a rough day.

"For something he has not done." Firenze said in the mysterious way that centaurs did when asked a straight-forward question.

I moaned softly. Poor Hagrid.

The door was then thrown open and I rushed forward. Perhaps I could convince Minister Fudge not to take Hagrid. Firenze however, caught me around the waist with his long arms and pulled me back against his chest. "There is nothing you can do and you are not supposed to be out so late." he whispered in my ear.

I watched, tears trickling down my cheeks, as Lucius led triumphantly in front with Dumbledore following, looking serious, but not very upset. In fact, he looked a bit amused. Fudge and Hagrid came along- Hagrid looking terrified. I very nearly let out a sob and Firenze actually put a hand over my mouth. Poor, poor Hagrid. He didn't deserve this. I struggled just slightly in Firenze's arms but his muscles didn't deceive his strength- he was much stronger than me and barely had to tighten his arms to keep me restrained.

Fudge too, looked upset as well. However, I suspected this was more about Dumbledore leaving than perhaps locking an innocent person in Azkaban.

Finally, they were all gone and Firenze thought it safe to release me. "Go back to the castle Elizabeth Kane." Firenze said. "Without Dumbledore in the castle and Hagrid in the forest, there isn't much safety anymore."

I did what he said, stumbling back up to the castle, and collapsing on my bed back in my dorm. Weakness overcame me and I cried myself to sleep.

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[angelic-cosm]

Dear Diary,

I like the ocean. Isso big and peaceful. I like the animals like the squids and the jellies and the whales. They're really pretty. Some nights I get to watch Blue Planet in the lobby, when it's my turn to pick the good night movie. Sometimes the other littles color while they listen to the TV. I don't cuz I wanna see all the beautiful things. Mommy doesn't know if I'll be able to go to the ocean down here in Hell. I really want to though. I hope Charrie and Lucifer can help take us to the ocean someday soon.

[beastsovrevelation]

Reasons why I motivate myself to work on my Good Omens fanfictions:

So I can take a certain hyper popular ship everyone loves, but I despise, and tear it apart, smash it with a hammer, and set it on fire for my own entertainment. 😊 It's not like someone will do it for me.

I would say because Lady!Crowley deserves more love, but horrific things happen to her, so, I'd be a hypocrite (spoiler alert, she's fine in the end).

Anathema and Newt's family keep a raccoon named Shovels, that they dye black, and pretend is a cat.

I have four ideas put down, so far. One's an actual detective story. Two of them are crossovers with... Legion, of all things (one came to me in a dream). All involve my Antichrist OC, who wasn't supposed to have anything to do with the GO universe, until I had that damn dream.

Another motivatior - so I can work with Maxine (the Antichrist OC) more. After a long consideration, I decided to pair her up with War (in non-crossovers, in those she's with Michael), which is problematic because they're cousins (War's mother is Satan's sister)... You know, whatever. Nobody from Earth knows. It isn't anything uncommon for royalty, either. 🤣 Besides, they're both women (offspring from donors, so no biological threats), and they didn't grow up together. I just... I adore my Antichrists. They're everything to me. Max, forgive me for getting you involved in this madness of an universe, the fanfiction gods compelled me.

Honestly, my other OCs, too. Max's best friend, Cthylla (daughter of Dagon, and... You can guess. He has a habit of oversleeping), her cat Squid, Madonna Maria (a literal jackal with vile temper and a fondness for whiskey, Maxine's biological mother;), Titan the Hellhound, Agnes Device-Pulsifer, Francisco Rossi (the Second Beast, who loathes Aziraphale even more than I do, for absollutely no reason)...

Off with Pollution, Pestilence is being reinstated to his rightful place.

I'm eager to work with canon characters like War, Michael (Legion and GO version), and Hastur - all of who, I adore

I am kind of a hater in this fandom. In the end, I've realized, fanfiction must be written for oneself, not the fandom. I will not apologize for doing what I want, with characters (and their genders) in a fic. Nor for heavily focusing on my OCs (even making them the main focus - it's something that I love doing).

The only thing I do feel some guilt for? I remember Neil Gaiman saying he likes stories where women saves themselves, which I completely agree with, yet Lady Crowley gets saved by others, most of the times... I guess, she's just in situations nobody could save themselves from. Now, her healing is another can of worms maybe that could be counted as her saving herself).

Oh... I hope no one who reads this took it as me attacking them, or mocking them, for liking what I don't. I kind of sounded like someone's evil grandma, threatening to throw their favorite toys in the trash can. 🤣 I'm just writing down my thoughts in an edgy manner. Think of this as a literal angsty, but hopeful diary page.

When I said I'm a "hater", I meant I personally have a very odd, unconventional relationship with Good Omens and it's characters. It's a... "I don't like how you're portraying biblical mythology, but I will always love you". I love Neil Gaiman. I don't know anyone im the fandom anymore, but I all the hearts to them, too. I'm just the designated class contrarian. My stories, like all fanfiction, are seperate universes from canon (and I mean no disrespect to it; the fanfiction wouldn't be here if canon wasn't).

Why do I keep hurting Crowley? I don't know, my relationship with the character is very complicated also. I find him annoying, but I named my stuffed snake after him. 🐍

Why did I write this down and post it? Because I've noticed I'm more likely to get something done after I get on a barrel, and anounce I will. These stories are so fun to write... Fine, that was kind of a lie. I'm picking at Ch. 1 of the dream storyline, and it makes me want to cry.

P.S. - I didn't see season 2, and I have no intention to (though my mom is badgering me to watch it; she's also scolding me for hurting Crowley).

[wearelondonhq]

seriously this rp and each of the players seem so great I'm over the moon. mw?? fc and plot wise please!

hi, lovely! thank you so much! we hope you join us! we would love to see president barbie, ken (kingsley ben-adir), (barbie 2023 movie), rhaenyra targaryen, viserys targaryen, alicent hightower, aegon targaryen ii, rhea royce, aemond targaryen, baela targaryen, rhaena targaryen, laena velaryon, corlys velaryon, laenor velaryon (house of the dragon), cersei lannister, sansa stark, arya stark, jon snow, missandei, grey worm, oberyn martell, ellaria sand, khal drogo (game of thrones), ada shelby (peaky blinders), jeff denlon, dylan denlon, marcus banks, marv boswick, jeannie lewis charlie emmerson, david tapp, donnie greco, steven sing (saw), mindy meeks-martin, christina carpenter, gale weathers, mark kincaid (scream), michonne, lee everett, clementine, andré anthony, rj grimes, sasha, rosita, tyreese (the walking dead), caroline forbes, stefan salvatore, damon salvatore, bonnie bennett, marcel gerard, anna zhu, tessa, rafael waithe (the vampire diaries), cho sang-woo, kang sae-beyok, han mi-nyeo, seong gi-hun (squid game), janet van dyne, luis, sam wilson, t'challa, shuri, riri williams, james rhodes, kamala khan, monica rambeau, luke cage (marvel), veronica lodge, betty cooper, jughead jones, archie andrews, hermione lodge, hiram lodge, clay clayton, toni topaz, fans fogarty (riverdale), steven conklin, cam cameron, laurel park, skye, cleveland castillo ( the summer i turned pretty), anakin skywalker, ahsoka tano, jacen solo, anakin solo ( star wars ), edward cullen, jacob black, rosalie hale, jasper hale, emmett cullen, carmen denali, eleazar denali, victoria, renee dwyer, riley biers (twilight), just to name a few! members, feel free to add on!! as for fc's, how about emeraude toubia, lindsey morgan, liana liberato, nina dobrev, bianca santos, kimiko glenn, melissa barrera, odette annable, jenna ortega, zoe kravitz, alyah scott, kat graham, laura harrier, michael b jordan, trevante rhodes, oliver jackson-cohen, idris elba, park hae soo, bradley cooper, justice smith, lakeith stanfield? we would love to see anyone you wanna bring us!

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ㅤㅤㅤ 𑣪 Things That Spark My Curiosity!

The seeds of a profound connection often sprout from shared interests, serving as a gateway to deeper conversations. It is truly remarkable how the intertwining of our respective preferences can pave the way for enduring friendships. Below, I offer a glimpse into my world, allowing you to discern the facets of my better personality.

MUSICAL REPERTOIRE: IU, AILEE, HUH YUNJIN, LE SSERAFIM, SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, ITZY, Elaine, Lyn, Kehlani, Taylor Swift (big fan), beabadoobee, NIKI, wave to earth, Novo Amor, The Weeknd, Chase Atlantic, Roosevelt, Reality Club, Laufey, Lonely in the Rain, Sleeping At Last, Westlife, My Chemical Romance, Paramore, Ben Howard, Bon Iver, MALIQ & D’Essentials, Fourtwnty, and the songs I listen to, according to how I’m feeling.

SERIES & FILMS: Sherlock Holmes, Enola Holmes, Harry Potter, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Alice In Borderland, Jigsaw, Wednesday, Elizabeth, Anne With An E, Disney Princess, Barbie(s), Casper (1995), Sherlock, Tomorrowland, The Meg, The Black Demon, Shark Bait, Fall, The Rain, Me Before You, The Crown, Hocus Pocus, 1899, The Sinking of Van Der Wijck, The Maze Runner, and many are not on the list.

KOREAN DRAMA & MOVIE: Hope, 20th Century Girl, Memories of the Alhambra, W (Two Worlds), While You Were Sleeping, Descendants of the Sun, The Legend of the Blue Sea, Vincenzo, Mouse, Taxi Driver, Our Beloved Summer, Law School, Dr. Romantic, Miracle in Cell No. 7, Reply 1988, The Beauty Inside, Crash Landing On You, Are You Human?, Itaewon Class, Who Are You: School 2015, School 2017, He Is Psychometric, All Of Us Are Dead, Squid Game, Train to Busan, Fight for My Way, Romance Is A Bonus Book, Big Mouth, The Lonely and Great God (Goblin), Pinocchio, Psychopath Diary, Hell Is Other People, The Heirs, Strong Girl Bong-soon, When the Camellia Blooms, My Love from the Star, The Moon Embracing the Sun, and many are not on the list.

ANIMOVIE: Your Lie in April, Kakegurui, Singeki No Kyojin (big fan), Jujutsu Kaisen, Naruto, Naruto Shippuden, Tokyo Ghoul, Kimetsu no Yaiba, Blue Lock, Tokyo Revengers, Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku, My Little Monster, Takt Op. Destiny, Assassination Classroom, and many more are not on the list.

CHINESE DRAMA: The Untamed, Love O2O, Put Your Head on My Shoulder, A Little Thing Called First Love. (I don’t watch many Chinese dramas, if you have any recommendations please tell me)

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Is there a specific thing you like about the Splatoon lore? Or maybe something that you would like to see some more focus on even

I think the one thing i really like about the Splatoon lore is when it dives into the characters more. I wanna learn more about these characters that i love and sometimes they go into it. The chat logs in Octo Expansion are so incredible as we get to learn about Pearl and Marina's pasts, we hear their early work and see what they used to be like before they met. it's so damn good. We learn that Callie was under a ton of stress from paparazzi and loneliness which helps the story Splatoon 2 was trying to tell. Cuttlefish and Octavio used to be on good terms before they had to fight which caused Octavio to be seriously injured and stuck in his octopus form.

The dev diaries too are incredible as we learn more about Marina's thoughts when making the memverse and eventually Acht's too. I fucking SCREAMED and nearly cried seeing the first dev diary with Pearl and Marina in their final fest outfits. THAT'S HOW INVESTED I AM INTO THESE CHARACTERS LOL!

I think what i really want more focus on... are the Squid Sisters ofc. I am just CRAVINGGGGG for them to finally get their "Side Order" treatment where we fully dive into their psyches. I just wanna hang out with those two in an elevator or something and learn more. I want Callie to finally clear up what happened to her during her time in Octo Canyon. The day that the "Callie was kidnapped, overpowered and brainwashed by evil brain warping shades" believers are finally proven wrong is the day i can finally be happy. I'll be like Spongebob when he thought he got promoted to be a manager at the krusty krab 2 LMAO!

Also i want more lore on the agents. I hope to god we learn more about their pasts and stuff like that.

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101 PLACES TO SHIFT TO

These are just a bunch of ideas of places to shift to. If you're a beginner and don't know where to shift to or if your not and just want another place to shift to this is for you.

Also disclaimer I have not seen a lot of the shows/movies mentioned just in case you come across one and you're like "who would want to shift there" yuh know.

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1. MCU

2. DC

3. HARRY POTTER

4. GINNY AND GEORGIA

5. ACTOR/ACTRESS DR

6. MODEL DR

7. GIRL GROUP/BOY GROUP

8. YOUTUBER DR

9. SPORTS PLAYER DR

10. VAMPIRE DIARIES

11. UMBRELLA ACADEMY

12. CRIMINAL MINDS

13. MAZE RUNNER

14. GREYS ANATOMY

15. GILMORE GIRLS

16. STRANGER THINGS

17. BRIDGERTON

18. THE WALKING DEAD

19. ON MY BLOCK

20. GRAND ARMY

21. THE 100

22. NCIS

23. OUTER BANKS

24. TOO HOT TO HANDLE

25. THE CIRCLE

26. TITLETOWN HIGH

27. MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

28. 13 REASONS WHY

29. THE END OF THE F***ING WORLD

30. NEVER HAVE I EVER

31. LUCIFER

32. ANNE WITH AN E

33. SQUID GAME

34. CHEER

35. EVERYTHING SUCKS

36. ALADIN

37. AVATAR

38. HUNGER GAMES

39. BACK TO THE FUTURE

40. CORALINE

41. DESCENDENTS

42. GHOST BUSTERS

43. EUPHORIA

44. MAMMA MIA

45. INTO THE WOODS

46. HIGHSCHOOL MUSICAL

47. ANIMAL CROSSING

48. CLUB PENGUIN

49. THE OFFICE

50. ELF

51. THE SANTA CLAUS

52. THE CHRISTMAS CHRONICALS

53. GTA

54. FREE GUY

55. FAMOUS SINGER DR

56. ATTACK ON TITAN

57. BEASTARS

58. HUNTER X HUNTER

59. HAIKYUU

60. DEMON SLAYER

61. CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY

62. A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS

63. PERCEY JACKSON

64. DIVERGENT

65. IT

66. LITTLE WOMEN

67. LORD OF THE RINGS

68. OUTLANDER

69. SEX EDUCATION

70. KOBRA KIA

71. TOTAL DRAMA

72. AMERICAS NEXT TOP MODEL

73. SURVIOR

74. LOVE ISLAND

75. ZOOTOPIA

76. CRUELLA

77. HOME ALONE

78. LUCA

79. READY PLAYER ONE

80. TEEN TITANS

81. MY HERO ACADEMIA

82. TWILIGHT

83. RIVERDALE

84. SHAMELESS

85. THE GOLDEN GIRLS

86. FULL HOUSE

87. FULLER HOUSE

88. DREAM JOB DR

89. THE SIMS

90. MINECRAFT

91. LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

92. POPTROPICA

93. DEAR EVAN HANSEN

94. HEATHERS

95. ROYALTY DR

96. OLYMPIAN DR

97. PEAKY BLINDERS

98. H20

99. MAKO MERMAIDS

100. VICTORIOUS

101. SHREK

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I hope this helped and that you found a place to shift to. 🖤🖤🖤🖤