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xnchxntmxnt · 3 years ago

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OMG HAPPY 2OO LUV!! ILYSM, AND YOU DEFINITELY DESERVE MORE!! AS EXPECTED I'M HERE FOR THE MATCHUP EVENT AND I'M SO SORRY FOR BEING LATE KSDJFHSDF

1 | name : amie 2 | pronouns : s/her 3 | preferred gender : doesn't really matter 4 | self-description :

— it's ya clown sho <3 anyway, i'm an ambivert but more inclined towards the introvert side. my MBTI is INFJ and i'm a Gemini. i'd describe myself as someone who's very observant? yea, i guess. i'm awkward and you know it. My favorite color is blue, specifically sapphire, but i love all pastel colors. My fav show is Chicago Medical and all the psychological and crime thrillers out there are my favorite ( silent patient is my #1 though ) I love painting, playing piano and basketball!

— what i look in a partner you ask, uh, someone who can tolerate my silence. there are times when i go quiet for a whole day, i'll barely speak, no interaction nothing. i want someone who'd not exactly 'deal with it' but 'understand it.' also, i want someone who i can talk to without any hesitation. i have a hard time opening up so i don't do it but when i do, i spill almost everything. i might cry, might have anxiety attack, i might even shout. i know it's not very healthy but i want someone who can help me with those. plus someone who i can read with please <3 cheating and not having any respect for personal space would be the major deal breaker for me

5 | gen. aesthetic : my fashion sense starts from sweats and ends in sweats. i'm a big fan of those oversized hoodies and shirts, like something really comfy. however, i do have a collection of formal wears like blazers and dress.

6 | color/s to describe myself : red, actually. if not read then blue. it switchers but red 90% of the times.

7 | fav song/s : literally everything by Chase Atlantic and The Neighborhood. However, my absolute favorites are some of the famous classical pieces like Experience by Ludovico Einaudi and Chopin's Ballade No. 1 Op 23.

8 | fav genre of music : classical music ( Beethoven, Einaudi and Chopin own my heart )

Lol this is very lengthy I'm sorry, btw congrats again!

I looked into MBTI, I looked into zodiacs, I went off of what you said

Here he is, the man, Seijoh’s do-it-all guy

HANAMAKI TAKAHIRO ur new boyfriend

There is not enough content for him, anyway

How You Met

Bear with me here

Think about this

Artist!hanamaki

You love painting? Art club.

Idk if youre actually in any art club but shhh

Anyway, it was probably some sort of community thing full of tons of different age artists (bc you’d have basketball or something after school and he had volleyball)

So like once a week on thursday afternoons everyone gets together and does all sorts of artsy stuff

Everyone listens to lo fi music (or you can bring headphones) and chit chat and just paint for a couple hours

Its in the back section of a library (bc the library near me does stuff like this its awesome) so if you want you can go read a book while you wait for things to dry

One day the person that ran it suggested you talked to the new guy

He was about your age, it was his first day, they didn't know what all he was good at, and tbh they thought you two would look cute together

Just the vibes yk

So you set up your canvas and stuff next to him and introduced yourself

And you guys just vibe to the playlist

He’s REALLY good

Compliments you a lot too

Which is fun because he’s cute so it makes you a little flustered

You find out you guys go to the same school and he’s on the VB team

And says he has a (practice) game that weekend and asks you to come if you can

Which you do

And they win! So its fun!

Matsukawa basically asks you out for him though

He’s heard all about you already

“You don't get it issei! She’s so pretty!! God, she touched my hand and I thought I was gonna die!!!!!” “the enthusiasm is new for you” “shut up asshole” (conversation from the night before)

So he walks up to you after the game and is like “Hey so,,, we’re going out to get some lunch, you wanna come?”

Makki thinks HES flirting with you and is pissed off about it

Until you all sit down for lunch and oh, the only open spot for him is next to you (since when is matsukawa willing to sit between iwaizumi and oikawa??)

He asked you out after art club that week (Mattsun threatened not to give him any more monster for the rest of the month if he didn't get the guts to do it)

General Headcanons

You date hanamaki, you're also dating matsukawa

There’s no separating them (good thing ur MBTIs work together too, especially for strong friendships)

This was literally my first thought

Good luck with both these trolls

More on that later

Of course he’s going to be worried if you go radio silent for a while, but he'll understand

There are some days he’s not gonna wanna talk either

He’s really supportive on your bad days of course

Expect a random text in the middle of the evening from him

“Hiya sweetheart, just wanted to remind you that you’re beautiful, I love you, and I hope your day is going well.”

When he’s having a bad day, the same thing is all he needs from you to keep moving

He’s a really honest person. If you want to talk to him, be prepared not to get any sugar coating. If you tell him to shut up because you don’t want advice, he will. But if you expect advice from him, expect brutally honest advice. Subtlety is not his strong suit, so when it comes to advice, he’s going to tell it like it is. He's just trying to help, yknow?

However, he’s pretty good with people, so will know how to comfort you when something is bothering you. Tea and cuddles? Gotcha. Dancing at 11pm because neither of you want to sleep yet? On it. You want him to hold you? Perfect.

He’s not like...the most touchy person? There are some things he’s really indifferent on, and other things he’s stubborn as hell with. Whatever you wanna do, though

His weakness though

⚠️this part is slightly little bit suggestive⚠️

He will randomly walk up to you and pull you against him, give you a really deep kiss, smirk and walk away like nothing happened

Like hands in hair probably almost making out and then just

Walk away

Because that’s how he kisses and it’s breathtaking every time

It’s either little temple kisses or forehead or cheek pecks or something

Or that

And probably leaves you flustered and it’s funny (to him) (and to me if I was there with you) (bc that would be funny)

Hmm I’m thinking

I’m thinking hair dye dates

He needs help doing his hair from time to time Y’know (he doesn’t he just likes spending time with you) and he wants to make it pink again

So he teaches you how to do his hair and even offers to dye yours one day

Either just a strand or the ends or everything, up to you

Imagine having twinning hair dye with makki isn’t that cute

I think it’s cute

I said ur platonically dating mattsun right

Yes you are now

He absolutely adores you and loves how much makki loves you

Probably would have asked you out if makki didn’t but he was really pushing for makki to because he was just all over you in the beginning

He wasn’t overly attached to you romantically so being friends? Perfect. Sounds great

You two get along wonderfully though like you act like siblings once you warm up to each other

Again, very brutally honest person, but a little more awkward so doesn’t know what he’s saying might come off as he’s acting like a dick

He doesn’t try to though and he does really care about you

Flat out told makki if he breaks up with you and breaks your heart he’s gonna kick his ass (makki doesn’t know he had the same (less aggressive) conversation with you)

Tbh all of the VBC at seijoh loves you

Oikawa loves talking to you he thinks you’re great for makki

Gets you in on he and makki and mattsun’s antics

Iwa thinks you’re good too he just doesn’t know you as well

I think that kunimi would like you (he was almost a runner up--)

Kindaichi too

The first years just think you’re cool even if they won’t say it out loud

Seijoh VBC loves you

You got mattsun’s approval

And hanamaki loves you with literally everything in his life

You’re pretty set with your strawberry baby huh

Date Night!

SLEEPOVERS

I was waiting for some matchup to come along that gave me sleepover vibes

In a perfect world where you could do sleepovers with your bf because most parents would,,,not let that happen

Imagine…

He shows up at like 7:00 after practice, pizza in hand because he picked up dinner

You two eat, chat about your day, he probably scarfs down half the pie bc it’s after practice ofc he’s hungry

So when you guys are done eating you head up to your room

And make pillow fort

It’s mandatory

Different design every time, but there’s a pillow fort nonetheless

And then when there’s just enough room for the both of you to climb in

You get a blanket and a couple pillows and one of your phones or laptops or whatever and watch a movie and cuddle

When the movie is over you guys break out the face masks

You ever wonder why he has such great skin? It’s thanks to you (or if you don’t have masks, he picks them up on the way home from practice)

But anyway you guys talk shit about people for a while and sit with the masks on (it’s usually him talking about how Oikawa is a bitch as much as he loves him) (or about whatever he and Mattsun were talking about lately)

You both get chances to vent while the masks sit on your face and you just vibe with music (usually that you pick) (he listens to like,,,meme songs and like CORPSE yk)

After masks you guys make/get some snacks and munch on those during another movie but this time you’re in comfy jammies and more relaxed Y’know

Less paying attention to the movie you’ve seen a million times and just vibing in each other’s presence and it’s just really sweet

Fall asleep on his chest

Let him fall asleep on yours

Either way, you’ve got him whipped for you he loves you

Not that he doesn’t already but that’s his favorite thing ever so please just let him do that

Always makes sure to tell you he loves you before you sleep too

If you fall asleep first he takes embarrassing pictures of you with your hair being a mess & you best bet he sends them to mattsun because “she’s so cute omfg” “dude” “dude what” “you’re so fuckin stupid” “?” “Whatever—good luck being whipped just tell me when you need to get a ring, k” “you’re such a jackass” “yeah yeah Gnight”

Zodiac/MBTI

Okay so I’m not doing a big long paragraph for all this BUT from what I understand, Gemini/Aquarius are really compatible, and ENTP and INFJ are known as “perfect matches” sO (I had a really hard time deciding between Atsumu and Makki because they're both ENTP)

Psst Gemini + Leo is compatible and so is INTP + INFJ,,,, so, again, asking you to marry me sho 💍💍

Aesthetic/Vibes

Playlist

Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846

Linus and Lucy by Vince Guaraldi Trio (meme song)

Sky Full Of Stars by The Piano Guys

Someone To You by The Piano Guys

Shut Up And Dance - Simply Three

Runners Up

Miya Atsumu, Tsukishima Kei

#sho — 💍#//ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜᴜᴘꜱ

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surveys-at-your-service · 3 years ago

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Survey #383

“the big bully try to stick his finger in my chest / try to tell me, tell me he’s the best / i don’t really give a good goddamn ‘cuz i got my lunchbox & i’m armed real well”

Ever had a friend online for a long time without seeing a photo of them? Well yeah. Most of my friends are online, and while I've seen pictures of most at least once or twice, some I still haven't. The last time you threw up, what caused it? It was a side effect of a mood stabilizer I started. Any foods from other countries you would like to try but haven’t yet? I'm sure there's something, idk. Do you think the world would be more peaceful without any religion? Yes. Have you ever had a stalker? No. Does it hurt your feelings when people talk shit about things you love? It makes me self-conscious way more than anything. I start to obsess over whether or not the person things poorly or weirdly of me for liking what I like. I just feel judged for liking it, but that's my problem. Do you like it when people give you nicknames? I do, actually. It feels kinda affectionate to me. Do you often find yourself checking out people’s butts? Haha I'm not gonna say it's never happened, but it's not something I make a habit out of for sure. What fandoms are you in? MEERKAT MANOR IS BACK BAYBEEEE, Markiplier, Silent Hill, Shadow of the Colossus, World of Warcraft, Spyro, Wings of Fire, and lots more, honestly. I'm into a lot of stuff, and I don't love in moderation, haha. Are there any fandoms you used to be in, but left? Yeah, like Supernatural, Good Mythical Morning, or Warriors, but it wasn't out of "I don't like it anymore" or anything, I just drifted away. Anything the fans in your fandoms do that pisses you off? World of Warcraft if particular has one of the most toxic fucking fanbases. There are so many goddamn elitists and people who whine about "boohoo WoW is dying" and "omg this game has been trash since Wrath" and yada yada yada and it's annoying as hell. They always find some shit to complain about. Then Silent Hill... ugh. I think people just hop onto the "the series sux after 1-4" bandwagon to fit in with a certain crowd, but that's not the main thing that annoys me; rather, it's the fact the former main admin of the SH wiki made a fucking joke out of us there. He was clearly having personal issues and made a HUGE and utterly ridiculous deal of Silent Hill 4 having heavy symbolism to the main character being obsessed with the bullshit idea of him being circumcised, and it led to a maaaassive thread of us members trying to talk some damn sense into him as he abused his power. He was finally banned by the Wikia staff, but not in time for some gaming websites to publish "news" stories about it because it was just that ludicrous. Now, YEARS later, we still get trolls coming onto the site to try and revive the drama by inserting absolute rubbish into pages or making new ones. Nowadays I'm the main administrator there, and it's fucking embarrassing sometimes. I'm supposed to keep the wiki under control and respected, you know? Ugh, I'll stop. I could rant for a very long time about this. Do you prefer ruffly or regular potato chips? Ruffly. Do you write down your own recipes, or just commit them to memory? I don’t cook. What color do you want to dye your hair? My top three are pastel pink, lilac, and a light creamsicle orange. I REALLY want to dye it SOMETHING. :( How do you like your chicken? Of course breaded (like nuggets, tenders) is my favorite, but I also enjoy is broiled and seasoned well. There's other ways, but because I don't cook, I, uh... don't know how a lot are made lmao. Do you enjoy cheese fries? UUUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHH YES. Do you eat refried beans? I absolutely hate beans, so no. What is a food you enjoy, but don’t have very often? A whole lot because a lot of it is from restaurants and we don't eat out all that much. As well, my diet is very narrow just because of how picky I am. Marilyn Monroe or Audrey Hepburn? Why? I mean, what are we comparing them for? I think Audrey is fucking gorgeous, though. Marilyn is also beautiful. Favorite fictional world? Uh, I dunno. Do you use lint rollers often? No. Do you carry pepper spray? No, but I want to. Has your power ever gone out for more than a day? I think so. Other than a dislike button, what’s something you wish Facebook had? Hm, I dunno. What time do your parents normally get home from work? Mom can't work right now, but I think Dad gets off around 5PM. Are you afraid to ask people out on dates? Yep. Do you think it’s better to look for love or let it find you? Both can work, but I definitely prefer to let it find me. I feel that *in general* that usually has better results. Have you ever found yourself worrying about commitment? No. I'm a very committed person romantically. Would you get involved with someone if they had a child already? No. Have you ever had a rash from poison ivy? I don't believe so, no. Do you have any chairs in your bedroom? No. Did you watch Elmo as a child? Some, yeah. Do you know anyone who doesn’t eat meat? I don't think so, off the top of my head. When you throw up, do you cry? No, but I'm a whiner and will also shake from fear because I have such a phobia of vomiting. Doing it totally turns me into a baby. Who was the last person to carry you? I couldn't tell you the last person to full-on carry me, but back when I tore a ligament in my foot, my mom kinda had me lifted when she would help me walk. Is it easy for you to accept loss? Absolutely not. I handle it very, very poorly. Have you done anything sneaky lately? No. Have you ever had a rolling back pack? Yes. Who knows you better than anyone else? My mom, probably. Would you ever want to go to Brazil? Sure, if the opportunity came up. Are there any medical conditions that run in your family? A lot, mostly heart problems. What band has the best guitar solos? Metallica imo. Who is the biggest jerk you've ever met? She was somehow my former best friend. Have you ever swerved off the road to avoid hitting an animal? I've never been in that situation, thankfully. What's a charity you would never donate to? I'm really not familiar enough with charities and their practices to know which ones are sketch or not. Have you ever grown your own herbs? No. Do you have any exes you'd consider dating again? Yes. What were some of your favorite classes you took in high school? Art and German. Mythology was fun, too. Do you know anyone with a profession in law? Yeah, I have a cousin that's a lawyer. Have you ever Googled yourself? Yeah, outta curiosity. What's the shortest amount of time you've had between relationships? Like, two days. Part of the reason I left Girt was because I liked Sara. As a child, what comfort foods did your parents make for you when you were sick with a cold or flu? Chicken noodle soup. What's a movie series where the sequel was better than the original? Ha, for some reason Inspector Gadget came to mind. I guess from mentioning my childhood. I was FUCKING OBSESSED with that movie as a kid. The first one's fine, but I love the second one. Does your car have heated seats? Mom's doesn't. What is the strangest pizza topping you've ever eaten? Nothing strange, really. Describe your hometown. What’s it like there? Small and dangerous. Lots of run-down areas. A gang nearly broke into our house once, if that helps you get the picture. What was the last video game you beat? I replayed Silent Hill 2 forever ago. What did you learn from your last failed relationship? It really just taught me that you need to take care of your own mental health before you can effectively handle another's properly and strike a healthy balance. What country does your favorite band hail from? Britain. What’s something on your to-do list that never actually gets done? Finish decorating my room. -_- Have you ever been really passionate about something but then lost interest? If so, what was it? Good Mythical Morning, I suppose. I used to be OB-SESSED. I still adore Rhett and Link as people, they are fucking wonderful human beings and excellent entertainers, I just drifted away from their content. I don't really know why. Do you sleep with the TV or the radio on? No. What’s the worst thing about being male/female (whichever you are)? Menstrual cycles, I'd say. It affects your mood so much, and as someone who's bipolar, it can be very confusing. I like to know why I'm feeling a certain way. What movie has the best special effects? /shrug How many work hours per week is too much for you? I wouldn't know, I've never really worked long enough to figure this out. Can you remember your first day of school? I think I have the faintest memory of it. I know I was very scared to leave my mom (I had absolutely awful separation anxiety from her) and I MIGHT have cried, but I don't really recall with certainty. Have you ever entered a modelling competition? Would you? No thanks. Did you keep any drawings/stories from when you were younger? Most, no, because the level of cringe is LITERALLY unbearable for me. Do you have a safe? Mom does somewhere. What’s the scariest thing to happen to you so far? The breakup. That night was just fucking terrifying. I was so certain my life was over, like the situation was so, so impossible in my head. What was your last dream about? (or your daydream if you don’t remember) My memory's faint, but I just remember I had a nightmare where a LOT of my bones were totally snapped in half. When was the last time you saw a relative? Excluding my immediate family, I last saw my now-departed grandmother and my uncle a while back at a hotel as they were passing through. Have you ever been in a TV audience? No. Are you in any way close to reaching a personal goal? Not really... Do you prefer crosswords or word searches? Word searches. Do you like making collages? Not really. Do you remember any inside jokes from childhood? No. What would you love to learn to do? Digital art, like drawing on a tablet. Do you prefer monkeys or lemurs? Lemurs. Do you watch movies based on the actors or the movie plot? The plot, 100%. Are you more shy in real life or on the internet? I am WAY more shy irl.

#survey #surveys #questions #lyrics: ''lunchbox'' by marilyn manson

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mesmeret · 4 years ago

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Femlux: The Rise and Fall of E-Girl Hux

Inspired by a tweet from starsshine77 Fem!Kylo and Fem!Hux with catfishing, internet trolling, Diva Hux, and crybaby Kylo.

Still thinking of e-girl troll Hux. She has a vid of her wearing novelty vampire teeth and chewing on strawberries. She looks all innocent despite posing in her dark corner set up wearing a blood soaked dress. The caption says "i wuv vegans uwu save the earth!"

She composes these videos wanting to shock and confuse as many people as possible. She loves the high.

Kylo knew her in the K-8 private school they went to. Kylo had been in awe of the snooty older girl. When Kylo got her first laptop, she started following Hux's descent into trolling and performative arts. Hux would talk on her blog about how much she loved going to school wearing a normie flesh suit and then shedding it after school.

When Hux went to college for her MBA, she wasn't very active online. Kylo was dismayed but kept checking her blog. When Kylo is 19, Hux posts that she's starting a makeup and fashion channel. Kylo is startled to see that all of Hux's old internet presence is gone. Kylo was glad she saved all of the photos to a hard drive to prove that those years existed.

Kylo is Hux's first subscriber. She's so embarrassed thinking Hux is going to show up and confront her about it. But nothing happens.

Kylo works at a cafe while going to community college while Hux is making herself look like a living doll. The 24 yo doesn't say much about her life. Just off hand comments like:

"This mascara really stays on when you cry in the toilets at work."

"Sometimes you have to wear a mask around men."

"I hate the New York stench. So I use this perfume."

Kylo's pillows get two spurts of the perfume each week.

It's around this time Kylo realizes she's in love. She feels silly that she hadn't noticed it earlier, but she's always been slow.

Hux posts a video about once every two weeks. Kylo watches and studies each one voraciously. Hux slowly goes back to her cynical, dark self. Kylo missed it dearly while others find it disturbing.

Hux offers livestreams and Kylo rearranges her work schedule to attend with an alternate account. In Kylo's rush, she chose a very fit male torso as her profile pic.

The livestream is a shit show. Chat is accusing Hux of things while Hux slings insults at them. The service ends the stream and bans Hux.

Hux's next yt video does not mention the stream at all. She's chipper and cheeky as she does a clothes haul. Kylo is in awe. If she was in Hux's position, she'd have to be institutionalized for severe depression. Instead Hux is beaming at the camera saying the day's date and how much she loves this day. Kylo wonders why and goes down a rabbit hole to discover Mr. Hux passed away last year due to a heart attack.

Kylo uses her alt account and DMs Hux that she loves her smile. Kylo stares at the screen in shock that she sent the message. But she did.

Two hours later, Hux writes back with 'I give you something to smile about, fuckwad.'

Kylo types lightning fast before fully comprehending Hux's words, 'Oh yes please do.'

A couple minutes later, 'For real?'

Kylo bites her lip, 'Please.'

They fall into a weird pattern of Kylo complementing Hux and Hux replying in insults.

As Kylo turns 21, Hux becomes an overnight sensation on a viral platform. Kylo is wrapping up her accounting bachelors degree and nearly fails her midterms due to watching Hux's daily vids.

Their routine takes another turn when Hux starts sending Kylo photos of outfits. Hux would rarely wear the ones Kylo picked.

After a stressful day, Kylo is thrilled to see Hux wearing the checkered bra peaking out of a tight black body suit. 'Thank you. You made my day.'

Hux responds with a puke emoji and a very suggestive pic of the body suit unzipped. Her pale belly glowed. Kylo wrote back, 'My whole year is made. Beautiful. Thank you.'

Hux doesn't reply until next week.

Hux becomes a global phenomenon. Kylo is worried. She catches herself wanting to type 'are you okay?' But doesn't feel like it's her place.

Then the joke that got out of hand happens the next year.

Kylo's alternate account became a true catfish in order to be a top tier patron of Hux.

Kylo declines the video chat perks but wants the bathwater.

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Hux's life sucks. She's never been happy. Never even had the chance to recognize it, really. She liked things but would get bored or hurt sooner than later.

It was weird that some girl from her hometown became her number one fan. Hux had no idea until a year into talking with Kylo in her DMs. She was stupidly catching feelings for this supposed guy who was nothing but supportive and kind to her. She wanted to know who he was, but he was very shy and declined to answer.

She had been partying after big sale with the sales team when she bumped into a guy that recognized her from the internet. He simpered at how amazingly scary she was. Intrigued, she got to know that he worked at a background company. She offered to use him if he gave her the info on this Kylo Ren guy.

It was nice to vent her frustrations of being catfished on the guy. Mitch was his name? She never saw him again since the morning after.

But she couldn't confront the weird goth girl from her hometown. Hux liked the compliments too much. They kept her going.

And as her corporate job found out her internet life along with the rest of the world, she needed Kylo desperately.

The suggestive photo was a shot in the dark. She had no idea if Kylo saw her as a gal pal or a /gal pal/. Hux returned to their hometown to see Kylo from a far after the Beautiful comment. Hux was stunned to see how tall Kylo is.

Kylo's social media only had two photos of herself. One of her at High school graduation and another of her tagged in her mom's second marriage. The former photo was her at a distance walking up to receive her diploma and the other was her sitting uncomfortably.

Hux couldn't enter the cafe. Kylo's snaggle tooth smile as two kids ordered something made Hux feel like the Grinch. She turned around and stomped back to her rental car feeling like an idiot.

It lessened when she got her first brand deal the next day. Money is one hell of an aphrodisiac.

Then the bathwater...

...and Kylo pouring it down her ample cleavage. The water shimmered down the sloping belly with the filter Kylo was using. It joined the rest of the frothy bathwater. Hux was bummed Kylo's mound was hidden below the surface.

'Now that's some bathwater I could drink for days.'

She smirked at Kylo's reply: 'I am so sorry for lying to you all this time. I didn't know it would ever get this far. Please don't hate me!'

'Sweetie, I just told you I'd drink your bathwater. I like you. You're sexy af.'

'Oh. Uh, thanks. You, too.'

'I knew who you were for a while.'

'Oh! Wow. Would you prefer if I was a guy?'

'No. Never.'

Hux frowned as twenty minutes went by, 'You good?'

'Yeah, I was crying. You're so special to me.'

Hux felt flushed instead of her usual reaction of 'Oh, get over it.' Kylo was genuine.

As Hux's businesses crumbled due to a volley of harassment and misconceptions, she knew she had a golden parachute. She cut her hair to a severe pixie cut after finalizing her business arrangements. She packed up her condo the next day and put it on the market the following day.

She rented a car on the fourth day and drove back to her hometown with her favorite clothes. Kylo was unaware of what she was up to and was sending sweet words of encouragement three times a day.

Hux pulls into Kylo's apartment complex feeling dead tired. But she wants this moment to be truly special. So she changes into an outfit that Kylo loved. Her strawberry school girl outfit, her orange tabby cat ears, and her pink faux fur coat. Her feet hurt too much for heels and she wants to enjoy Kylo's extra height. She grabs two of her suitcases and heads up to Kylo's apartment. Taking a deep breath, she knocks.

Kylo answers the door in a sports bra and pj pants. She stares at Hux dumbfounded before squeaking a hello. Hux sighs, "If you don't hug me in the next-"

Kylo pulls her into a hug and Hux hums appreciating their height difference. Kylo's chest feels just right against her own and Kylo's hands are so big!

"Wait a minute... why do you smell like my old perfume?"

Kylo blushes, "I, um... been following you for a while?"

Hux nods slowly before getting her voice back, "Well, now you won't need to follow me. I'm moving in."

Kylo pulls away trying to form words for a moment, "Really?!"

"Deadly," Hux gestures at her suitcases. "I've got four more in the car."

Kylo turns away but can't hide the sobs. Hux feels a wave of discomfort and has no idea what to do.

"I, uh, will get my things?"

Kylo looks over her shoulder, "Y-yeah, I'll go clean things up for you in the guest room."

Hux's stomach drops but Kylo hadn't rejected her completely.

When she has all six suitcases and two boxes of shoes in the living room, Kylo is crying silently while making pasta. "You can put your stuff in the room to the left. I'm making cheesy pasta for dinner. That works for you?"

Hux almost objected but remembered she doesn't have to maintain her skin anymore, "Sounds good."

She moves her clothes and sees the guest bed is a twin with Wonder Woman sheets. The primary colors are bold. Not at all Hux's aesthetic. But she wasn't going to complain. Instead she threw her pink coat over the coverlet. She went back to the kitchen area where Kylo was still crying.

"Allergies?" Hux asked.

"No. You're here and it's so amazing. Wow," Kylo sighs taking Hux in. Her nose and cheeks were exactly what Hux and all the other e-girls were trying to achieve. "You're here."

"For good. Had to liquidate everything. No more internet for me," Hux threw her hands up.

Kylo blinked, "Are you in danger? I, um, saw what those guys tried to do..."

Hux shook her head, "Nah, I'm gonna go by my real mother's surname and get used to people calling me Armie."

Kylo nods and pours pasta into the boiling water. Hux moves closer, "Like my hair?"

Kylo startles but nods, "Can I touch?"

Hux nods back and removes the cat ears. Kylo smiles shyly as she runs her hand through Hux's short hair. Hux mumbles, "Sorry you weren't able to feel it when it was long."

Kylo blushed, "It makes your cheek bones amazing."

Hux wants to blurt out 'Kiss them! Kiss me!' But Kylo is already awkwardly kissing her. Hux has to tilt her head up slightly and takes advantage of her balance slip to hold onto Kylo's broad hips. Kylo kisses her slowly, gently but commanding. Hux has to follow. There's no wiggle room like with everyone else. She started shifting her hips feeling arousal burn deep. Kylo pulls away with a satisfied sigh before stirring the pasta. Hux bit her lip. She wasn't going to scream. Her stomach was perking up after the long day of packing and driving.

Kylo wordlessly guided them to the couch with two heaping bowls of cheesy pasta. Kylo kissed her forehead before whispering, "Water okay?"

Hux nodded and watched Kylo's backside jiggle slightly with each step.

They kissed each other good night two hours later. Kylo tried to give Hux the wi-fi pw but Hux declined. She had gotten rid of her phone, iPad, and laptop. Kylo had squeezed her hand and told her things would get better.

Hux believed her. Especially when they ended up in Kylo's bed the next night. They hadn't done anything more than cuddling and kissing before falling asleep. The next day, Hux's new accounts were open with the money she was able to move from her past. She could've easily lived the rest of her life on the money. But Kylo's CPA study books caught her eye. She had a MBA with a focus on finances. When Kylo came home that day, Hux announced they were going to be accountants together. Her money could be put towards their business rent. Kylo cried for an hour before she could speak in clear sentences. Hux petted her hair while watching TV.

"That would be pretty fucking awesome, Hux," Kylo whispers.

Hux smiles, "I know."

Kylo sits up and wipes her face before kissing Hux, "Does mean you'll have to interact with people and be on the internet."

Hux shrugs, "Numbers are concise aside from human error."

Kylo's smile grows, "Fucking nerd."

Hux giggles, "Yes, fuck this nerd."

#kylux #femlux #kissing #e-girl aesthetic #soft #and then they were accountants

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vmohlere · 5 years ago

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More Infinite Coffee Q&A

@musings-on-bucky-barnes had some more questions from last year’s Q&A, and after AGES of procrastination on my part, here’s the first set of answers. Also on Ao3.

· When does Pepper teach Bucky to wink?

I have no idea! That’s not one of the little details that my brain bothered to supply.

Or perhaps he saw her do it (to himself or someone else) and decided to copy it.

Very possible! Barnes definitely watches Pepper closely, because he considers her a reliable source for acceptable social cues.

· Reactions of the Tower residents and other friends when Bucky recovers enough to start grinning and winking? (We know that Natasha said it makes him look epically hot!)

Pretty much the universal reaction to being grinned at by Barnes for the first time is being stunned and maybe a little turned on. Barnes doesn’t bring out the flirting that often – most often with the Olds and the folks at the Lucky Carp, because of his comfort levels – but Barton and Sam flirt with him pretty shamelessly, trying to get him to smile. Hill has been known to save up a particularly juicy smart comment so she can make it in front of him. And Tony would deny it forever, but once Barnes laughs softly at something during arm maintenance, he ramps the Tony Show up to 13 to try to make Barnes laugh again.

And also what about flirting at and with Steve? Lucky Steve would get the full force of it when they’re together.

Prior to Upgrade: Advanced Happiness Skills, Barnes only flirts with Steve when it’ll cause maximum embarrassment and/or make Steve drop something heavy onto his own foot.

· The reactions of the others to Steve and Bucky being together? We get to see the main Avengers and the Olds react, but not Pepper, Maria, Bruce, Katie, Peggy and the Carp clan.

Hill yells at them for ruining No-Touch Valentine’s Day, but come on – you know she’s delighted. Especially since their timing meant that neither Barton nor Tony won the betting pool for how long it would take. (Pepper won, because she picked the date Nat told her to).

The others might complain that the bet is then null and void because Nat had insider information ;)

Who would dare complain (to her face)?

Mr. Hayashi blinks at them for a minute, until Kazue fusses at him for being old-fashioned.

How does he then react?

Oh, he’s fine, just momentarily surprised.

Katie cries with happiness, and Steve’s a sympathy crier, so that’s a very damp conversation.

Bruce notices. Eventually. (Nah, I kid – all the Tower residents saw this coming miles and miles away.)

So that means that they are good at keeping their poker faces, as Bucky says in Advanced Happiness Skills that none of them (apart from Nat) noticed and that they appeared to be morons. (Which could mean that HE was so happy and distracted that he was actually the unobservant moron!)

Correct.

Sadly, I’m not sure that the Peggy in this world would be mentally together enough to hold onto the news. But her objective was always that Steve be safe and happy.

· Steve and Peggy’s relationship - how it was affected in the period after Bucky’s ‘death’?

I don’t have anything for this. Just thinking about it makes me so sad, though.

It is ironic that Bucky remembers more about Steve’s sex life than his own, like Steve & Peggy in the room in Lyon. Poor Bucky…

Oof, his own sex life has a lot of stuff he didn’t want to remember, so he walled off all of it.

Steve’s reactions to knowing that Bucky loved him and was jealous of Peggy

Capt. Compartmentalization took that knowledge and tucked it very far back in his mind, bringing it back only when he wanted to torture himself by feeling guilty about it.

Will Steve and Bucky discuss Steve’s feelings/guilt about how he felt he let Bucky down during WW II?

Oh, sure. They live for a very long time, and eventually, they talk all of it through.

· Other Tower residents & Olds after Bucky has been shot

Widespread frantic worry. There’s a phone tree for updates. Barton remembers to add the Hayashis to it.

Steve’s reactions to wounded Bucky’s ramblings – including the ‘you’re my favorite person’ comment

Well, you know, Buck was just as high as a kite there, couldn’t be held responsible for anything he was saying, and there definitely was no teeny tiny little part of Steve that had been in love with Bucky Barnes since he was 15 years old that was 100% thrilled.

· Does Bucky ever run into Tyler and Dale again? Or they recognize him on TV when the media realize Bucky is alive/helping the Avengers?

Oh man, I don’t know. I have thought about The Dale & Tyler Question a number of times, and I haven’t ever been able to decide what the funniest option is.

· Bucky’s next birthday – will he be recovered enough for a big birthday party of his own?

No, but I’ve just decided this minute that they rent out the Carp for the evening and have all the mission-assists for dinner. Barnes has to sit with his back to the wall near the front door, but he loves it.

· What made you decide to do Steve’s POV? It was the first look at Bucky from the outside in this series.

That section rose up and demanded to be written and fell out all in one lump. The only thing I changed while revising was to rearrange it a little. I really loved writing Steve’s voice.

· Tony’s reaction to someone apart from himself doing something risqué/scandalous (the skinny dipping)

He hates it, of course! While secretly loving it. Incapable of having a straightforward emotion, that one.

· Solo trips to the Carp by other Avengers

Oh, sure. They’re very good for that place’s bottom line. And Nat visits the Olds on her own.

· It seems that Ollie’s honey Wayne died not long before Ollie encountered Bucky for the first time. How did the Olds all meet? Did they know Wayne?

That must be so, given the way I mentioned things, but the timing wasn’t deliberate. Esther and Lidia had both lived in the building for several years, moving in when it was a much less dire place, and neither could afford to leave once it started getting bad. They were “nodding neighbors” until O’Reilly bought the place and started using it for nefarious purposes, and then they clung together for safety. Ollie moved in because it was what he could afford. They took one look at how sad he was and adopted him.

Eventually, all three of them move to California, because the NYC winters get to be too much for their joints, and Ollie’s family is so happy to have him more active in their lives, and they don’t want to be separated. Barnes is NOT a fan of the plan, though it’s what ultimately makes him stubborn about learning to make air travel okay.

That makes me sad and happy in equal measure. Tony would probably offer to do something whiz bang to the building’s heating, but a permanent move to warmer climes makes sense (and he and Pepper would make sure they got a great home). Hopefully Cat Eleanor likes her new home!

Yeah, they are all really happy in California. Ollie’s family takes them all in with open arms.

· Use of first names/surnames/nicknames and the importance of choice of which.

Like how you mentioned in a Tumblr post that you were very specific in Bucky’s use of Rogers, Steve and Stevie. And there is also how he only seems to prefer to let Steve say ‘Bucky’.

Using a first name is a sign of intimacy for Barnes. Surnames keep people at arm’s length – or, in Hill’s case, are a sign of recognizing one as an equal. His using “Steve” or “Stevie” means that it’s a moment of the programming losing power.

And yes. Only Steve can call him “Bucky.” Only the Olds can call him “Jimmy.” He thinks of himself as “Barnes.”

· How quickly did it take the Olds to realize that their mysterious new neighbor was Bucky Barnes?

A couple of weeks.

· Any more snippets of Cat Eleanor being her glorious cat self with the boys?

Oh man, I wish I had one for you, but I don’t.

They do eventually adopt their own cat, though, after the Olds move. His name is Jack, and he’s a hideous old grey thing with one eye. He and Barnes are devoted to one another. Jack tolerates Steve as a second-class roommate.

· In ‘This You Protect’, you mention that Barnes is somewhat of a prude when Steve trolls him by singing rude and yucky songs. Is that a feature of old Bucky or new Barnes or both?

Barnes

Bucky thought all those songs were hilarious.

· Recently you gave an intriguing one line summary about your original novel – please repeat that and tell us a bit about the genre, what stage it is up to, why you decided to write it.

oh jeez.

Did I say it was about a lady and her six werewolf boyfriends? I’m working on my query letter now, and I don’t know whether it’s urban fantasy—with—romance or paranormal romance, because marketing labels are a mystery unto me, but it’s full of jokes and people being dumb about their own emotions and baked goods. It’s definitely a coffeeshop AU, plus lots of boning.

It’s not high art, but I had a ton of fun writing it.

Honestly, I wrote it because I got mad at a bad fic (non-MCU) and decided I could do better. I will NOT link the fic.

· Tell us the story behind your choice of that Battle of the Planets art for your icon.

HA! I loved that cartoon when I was a kid. But mostly that picture just makes me laugh every time I look at it – it’s so cheesy. There’s something about the pose and the facial expression that I find hilarious, and I’ve used it for long enough now that it would be weird to change it.

xXx

#ICaPD #Infinite coffee #Barnes #This You Protect #owlet

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writer-and-artist27 · 7 years ago

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10Q x a billion

Tagged by: @owlsofstarlight

Put under the cut for the sake of not being long.

1. What’s one genre you really love the idea of, but are disappointed when you go to read/watch it?

Romance, because so many harem shows and so on just make it way too dramatic and painful to get through. Aside from Cardcaptor Sakura and stories like @langwrites‘ Catch Your Breath, which did amazing Slow Burn, I rarely go into Romance genre stuff.

2. Feelings about fire in general? (where my fellow pyros?)

Neutral. As long as it can help keep the house warm and cook food, I’m good.

3. Which of your OCs is the kinkiest?

In terms of hints/innuendos? Hikari, since she does tease Judai on occasion when they’re alone. Of course, this happens when Tomoko is not around. Hisako does troll Tomoko a little bit herself, but not in that category since sex-related stuff is very iffy for Tomo in general.

4. What is the one thing you most want a fan to say someday?

“Could I draw fanart for you?” or “I was hoping if I could write a fanfic of your fanfic?”

I’d be squealing all day if that happened.

5. Which OC do you think readers will like the most?

From personal opinion? Tomoko, Hisako, and Hikari, since those three ladies stand out so much in CP and in S&S. From what I’ve seen of FFN reviews though, Hikari’s the Ensemble Darkhorse, and that’s awesome.

6. Were your OCs born naturally, with pharmaceutical assistance, or via c section?

Aside from Hisako, because Nobody status for Tomoko, all my OCs were born naturally. I honestly think Judai was the only one that came from c-section, because his mother (and in turn, Tomoko’s paternal grandmother) suffered from some health problems. I can’t expand on it aside from that because I haven’t exactly thought about Judai’s parents. For as long as Judai himself knew, he was an orphan.

7. What is the single emotion that is the absolute hardest for you to write? (loneliness, loss, hopelessness, joy, etc)

Seething anger to the point of extreme action. I can get close with my empathy and sympathy to many different emotions, but anger in that level (where a character might even kill or something) is something I can’t imagine. Nor the simple mess that is Orochimaru’s craftiness, because all he is in my head is a pedophile snake that deserves to die.

8. If your OC were a cookie, what sort of cookie would they be?

Tomoko would be a sweet red velvet cookie. Hikari would be macademia nuts, Judai a chocolate chip protein cookie (because ninja status), and Hisako would be peanuts and M&Ms.

Tomoya, on the other hand, I see being birthday cake, because she’s still figuring out who she is past her assigned male gender.

The Hitoshi family would all be oatmeal cookies that got badly burnt in the oven. :d

9. How important do you think it is to describe a character’s appearance?

Pretty important, but not so much to where you dedicate entire pages to them. The reader should get an idea of how they look, but also leave some room for interpretation/fanart opportunities. Hence why when I do describe appearances in writing, they’re simple and sweet so that art has a leeway to come in.

10. And, spitballing off that, which OC do you think is the prettiest?

Right now? Hikari, since she can rock almost any outfit. Also helped by how she makes her own clothes. Tomoko is still growing, but she’ll get there.

11. Your absolute most evil OC is startled by a toaster popping. What happens next?

Mamoru (the original Drunk Guy) would kinda smash it with an alcohol bottle. Only for Natsumi to go on and yell at him because that was still a perfectly okay toaster. Satoru would be rolling his eyes and heading out the window to avoid another argument on his parents’ parts.

12. One of your OCs is in a Disney animated movie. What’s the “big” song of that movie? (Pocahontas’ was “Colors of the wind,” Aladdin was “A Whole New World,” Hercules was “Zero to Hero” etc.)

If it was Tomoko, the song would be Let’s Just Live from RWBY Volume 4. Simple as that.

For Hisako, it’ll be Neon, also from RWBY, this time being Volume 3.

For Hikari, it would probably be Taylor Davis’s violin cover of My Heart Will Go On from Titanic.

Judai naturally gets Teardrop by BOWL.

Tomoya would probably get something like Mirror Mirror, Part 2 from RWBY Volume 3.

13. Do you think having to write while stuck out in the wilderness by yourself (in a heated cabin, food and water but no wifi, tv, or phone service) would help or hurt?

I think it would help for a while, since I get peace and quiet, not to mention my laptop already having offline editing accessible. But after a few weeks, I would just get worried about how to get back to my family, since I’m still living with them and I love them very much.

Leo and Josh would probably be the first ones to blow a gasket out of worry about me, aside from my Mom and Dad.

14. You have written or thought about writing dirty fanfiction. What is it?

…Really? You’re asking this? From the sex-repulsed, demiromantic?

Well, I thought of fanfics where an adult Tomoko and Kakashi went and did it, but got too much second-hand embarrassment to even think of writing. I’m not even going to bring Kei into this, because Lang kinda had to witness my reaction to the revelation of Kei and Kakashi’s relationship going sexual by OSF firsthand last year, and it’s sorta painful to look back on because getting triggered sucks.

15. Someone offers you thirty million dollars to ghostwrite a book about how Hell is real and all dogs go there, good or bad. Do you do it?

Nope. My uncle has a sweet Corgi dog by the name of Yuko, and I do not want to think about a story where all dogs go to Hell. Yuko deserves better, and I can get the money elsewhere. If anything, I’d just point at that person with a blank face, say, “You’re just a scam,” and walk off.

16. You will automatically get a million dollar contract for anything you write, but it has to be at least five thousand words long AND you can only use as many letters of the alphabet as complete pullups you can do. How does that work out?

I’d have to exercise more, because I do more push-ups and rollerblading than pull-ups. So no. I’d prefer writing for fun, not for the money.

17. Your dog turns into a person and writes a book about your lives together, and it gets turned into a movie. During the premiere of the movie, your dog turns to you and tells you that Hell is a place of our own making. What kind of popcorn do you order?

I would order a medium popcorn with extra butter. And I don’t think I should worry about the dog part since I actually don’t have a dog. The only dog I interact with is the aforementioned Yuko, and she’s too sweet to say something like that.

18. What’s a genre of fiction you don’t think you’d ever get the hang of writing?

Smut, because sex-repulsed demiromantic here. And any despair-inflicting stuff since I know fluff runs in my veins so much better, hence why I’m still surprised about the Danganronpa crossover that’s been going in my head. Hell, the things my head has come up with for S&S Tomoko past the Memory Arc have been less than cheery, and I have to thank Lang and by extension, Os and Abalisk for getting me out of that mindset many times, because the things she has coming up hurt.

19. How similar is your story world to the Earth we live on?

Aside from the ninja and feudal Japan-like aspects, pretty similar. The only thing Tomoko misses is freedom of speech and democracy, because despite America’s flaws, it did allow Vy’s parents to immigrate and find better lives to meet each other.

20. What inspired any of your WIPs?

Catch Your Breath. I’ve said it enough already, and owe Lang many things.

21. What song best explains the squad in your WIP?

Let’s Just Live from RWBY. Because it’s the main theme for CP in my opinion, and going onto S&S, the message of moving forward is something I think everyone in the squad tries to aspire towards.

22. Do you use Pinterest for your characters/stories?

I have a Pinterest account, but I don’t use it. It’s kinda clunky, and Tumblr and FFN has been shown to be better in my opinion.

23. Do you have an Asshole character?

The entire Hitoshi Family. Even if Satoru hasn’t shown up in S&S (because all the flack surrounding him in his initial arc in CP was bad enough), the family’s bad.

24. What superhero is similar to or is idolized by your OCs?

I feel like Tomoko would idolize Starfire and Wonder Woman, since both had to deal with coming to new worlds and adjusting to life with new people. Not sure on the others though. Judai might sympathize with Batman, but aside from that, I’m blanking.

25. Do your protagonist and antagonist get along?

Nope. Tomoko would probably want to yell her head off at Madara for being so stupid in her opinion, and grab her Wayfinder to slash Black Zetsu with. Hisako agrees with the Zetsu sentiment, but would probably want to kill Madara more than yell at him.

Danzo on the other hand, is someone Tomoko and Hisako haven’t exactly encountered. Judai, though, would want that bastard as far away from his family as possible, since Danzo has offered Judai a place in ROOT back before he met Hikari. It was not pretty, to put it lightly.

26. How many of your current WIPs do you plan to publish, if you are publishing?

I’ve published most if not all of my WIPs on FFN. I don’t know about cross-posting on AO3, since it’s a pain in the butt, but yeah. The Danganronpa thing should come out when I get more chapters of S&S done, and when I finish the anime.

27. Is there a song that inspires you to write, or inspired any of your WIPs?

Let’s Just Live comes up yet again in this long post, but I also have to credit many of Kyle Landry’s piano covers of Kingdom Hearts, because his work on the already great soundtrack gave me the idea to make Tomoko into a pianist in the first place.

28. What trends do your OCs use/wear/etc.?

Anime-inspired kimono stuff. And casual, comfy wear that’s simple and pleasing.

29. Do you listen to music or ambiance while you write? Or just silence? If it’s music, what genre?

When I need to write somber moments, I use silence while sitting in a corner of my room. For everything else, I bring up piano music to keep up the theme of CP having piano themes.

30. Are any of your characters sassy?

All of them can be sassy in some ways, but the people that really dominate the “sassy” category have to be Hikari, Tomoya, and Hisako. Those three can really rip into someone if they want to.

31. How did you come up with the idea for your current WIP?

For CP? The simple question of, “What if Kakashi had a best friend from the near beginning?”

For S&S, though? “How would things be better or worse for Kei if she met Tomoko and they worked together?”

32. How long have you been working on your current WIP?

CP: a little over a year.

S&S: nearing a year, since its first anniversary is coming up in 2 months.

33. Are you planning to publish your current WIP?

Uh, they’re already up on FFN if that’s what you mean. Because honestly, I don’t see myself writing past fanfiction.

34. If your MCs were youtubers, what kind would they be? (ex. vlogger, artuber. booktuber, comedy, etc.)

Tomoko would be like Kyle Landry in putting up various piano covers of the songs she finds.

Hisako would be half comedy, half vlogger/booktuber as she comments on the many things she sees in Tomoko’s head and through Tomoko’s eyes. The booktuber part comes from Hisako’s home being Tomoko’s mental library, so she might be reviewing the books/memories that come her way while in front of the camera.

Hikari would probably be another musician, teaming up with Judai on occasion to be like the real life Videri String Quartet, only as a duo because they both handle stringed instruments.

Tomoya would probably put up piano covers like Tomoko, but also film advice videos for those who are trying to transition like she is.

35. What season do you associate with each of your characters, and why?

Hikari is spring, since she brings along the most cheeriness in the house when Tomoko can’t.

Tomoko is autumn, since she picks up the pieces after summer passes.

Tomoya is winter, since she’s still unsure about herself and trying to find her way in the world.

Hisako and Judai both share summer, since they can be pretty hot-headed when it comes to people they care about.

36. Is there one scene that you are particularly excited to write, or had a lot of fun writing?

In terms of scenes I’m excited to write:

CP has me waiting for Kakashi’s ANBU arc to come by, since Tomoko and Kakashi are already in a relationship at this point, and I’ll be able to flesh out both civilian and ninja sides since the two are going to be kinda separated as a result of ANBU forcing Kakashi to get his own apartment in the ninja barracks for security purposes.

For S&S, I’m looking forward to the Commencement and Memory Arcs, since October Tenth and Sorayama were two events that really impacted Kei’s life originally in CYB. Tomoko being there will lead to significantly different emotional aftermaths, so exploring that has me shaking in my shoes (in the good way).

In terms of scenes that I had fun writing…

CP had Kakashi buying his signature outfit for Kannabi in Chapter 42, because Tomoko (the innocent dork) is finally starting to recognize for real that she loves her best friend and honestly doesn’t want him to die while in the field. Also for Hikari being that fashion badass that I wanted her to be.

S&S had Tomoko’s bulging duffle bag of things in Chapter 16, since that was something I had in mind since the beginning of the brainstorming stages for the story, because Kei’s shown that she can be reckless already. Our civilian pianist, on the other hand, takes things to a completely different level, and I’m kinda sad no one commented more on that scene in the reviews anyways.

37. What would the ship name be for your favorite romantic pairing in your WIP?

For CP? KakaTomo, taking the first 2 syllables from Kakashi and Tomoko’s names to get this.

For S&S? It’s a crack and sunk ship at this point, but KeiTomo kinda grew on me since writing S&S. More so since Tomoko has been shown in S&S to be very dedicated to Kei in a way that’s different from her CP counterpart’s love for Kakashi. It would’ve been pretty interesting to explore, but talks with Lang confirmed it wouldn’t exactly work (as KeiRin shippers from CYB can probably attest to), but thoughts of it are cute to think on.

38. Are you a planner, or a pantser, or in the middle?

In the middle. I plan, but also leave enough holes for the characters to fill in with their actions.

39. What’s your favorite detail that you put into your worldbuilding?

All the family relations between the characters and how a simple network of loved ones can easily make so many changes in the Narutoverse. I’m still happy about how everyone on FFN was so receptive to the CP version of Kannabi, because that was planned from the very beginning of the story. To know that all the build-up, family and fluff moments and all, showed the natural progression of how a canon-doomed mission turned into one that was mostly heartwarming and partly bittersweet.

40. How long are your chapters, usually?

From 5k to 10k words on average. The most I’ve done, I think, is 14k words.

41. If you could meet one of your characters, who would it be?

Tomoko, since I’d be able to assure her that everything will be okay and that she doesn’t have to worry too much.

42. If you could meet any fictional character (not yours), who would it be?

Kei, since Kei’s a dork, and I think I’d be able to get her to relax a bit more by introducing all of RWBY to her and updating her on what’s happened since her past self’s death.

43. Which character is the most fun to write?

Hisako, because she’s a nicer version of Monokuma. She can say so many things that Tomoko just doesn’t say, and without any consequences.

44. Which character is the most painful to write?

To be honest, Judai, since I’m still lurking on his Interlude that expands his backstory leading up to Tomoko’s birth, and trying to make all the Yugioh GX elements transition into Naruto-terms hasn’t been easy.

45. What are some of your favorite tropes?

You Are Better Than You Think You Are, You Are Not Alone, Glomp, and True Companions.

46. What genre is your favorite to read? What genre do you usually write?

Hurt/Comfort as well as a good Mystery mixed with Fantasy are my favorites to read. For genres I write, it’s obviously Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, and Fluff.

47. Earbuds or headphones?

If given an absolute choice, earbuds because portability, but both are fine.

48. What made you want to write what it is you’re currently writing?/ What was that first spark of an idea?

As I’ve said many times before, Catch Your Breath from Lang. The next spark was actually Inoue Shiori by Hermionechan90, since her take on civilians and their relationship with ninja got me thinking.

49. What are your project’s main themes or undertones? (Yes, I do really like this question)

“Keep Moving Forward for Yourself and the People that Care for You.”

“Don’t give into your own doubts — use them as a motivation to improve yourself.”

Also, quoting Madoka from the last episode of the TV series:

“If someone tells me it’s wrong to hope, I will tell them that they’re wrong every time.”

50. Which of your characters do you relate to the most, or has the most of ‘you’ worked into them? And what aspect of you is this? (If you’re comfortable with sharing).

Tomoko obviously has the most of “me” worked into her, because of her status as an SI-OC. The biggest aspect though? Her heart, emotions, and desire to help others. That’s something I still share with her greatly, despite maturing, so seeing her grow as been a wonderful thing to witness.

51. What are the main points of inspiration/original concepts or aesthetics behind your main characters?

There’s a reason why I keep turning back to Let’s Just Live, because it shows just how much aesthetic these characters take from the song and in turn RWBY. You shouldn’t give up just yet, even when life is unfair. You have to keep moving forward, because the ones who have passed on and loved you would’ve wanted you to. If you can’t live for yourself, live for the people that are still alive and that still love you. That’s why I believe Chapter 13 of CP and Chapter 9 of S&S are still so powerful, because it’s something that Sakumo and everyone else needed to hear, and why it still stays despite all this conflict.

52. What’s your favorite quote from your project so far?

From Tomoko herself:

“Don’t take the coward’s way out. Face your pain, your mistakes, head on, and recognize what happened. You can’t change the past, but you can change the present. The future. Don’t start to cherish something when it’s long gone. Recognize what you have now, and treasure it with your life. Remember all the positive moments you’ve had, all the people you’ve loved, and just live. Don’t fear loss or pain. Take it in, endure it, and use it to help others. Because in the end, life is a gift, but short, and with the world the way it is, wouldn’t it be better to impart love and care to our loved ones before the inevitable?”

53. What’s your favorite book and why?

Don’t know if I have one aside from manga and fanfiction.

54. Do the books you like/ genre you read influence your writing style at all?

Yep. Cardcaptor Sakura was all about fluff and positive relationships, for one thing. I can’t list more off the top of my head right now, but that’s a big one.

55. Do you have a weird writer thing? Like a habit or obsession or something that’s just generally unusual when it comes to scribbling words?

Sometimes, when I’m really stressed, I just put on my headphones and pull up hairbrushing ASMR videos, because the sound of hairbrushing is surprisingly relaxing and nice when I need to get into the right working-mood.

56. Are you a hand-writer or a screen-typer?

Screen-typer.

57. What’s your favourite character from a text you’ve been forced to study and why?

Surprisingly, even though I haven’t finished the book yet, Werther from Goethe’s The Sorrows of Werther stands out, because he’s the first male protagonist I’ve seen in historical texts that is so emotional and open, and considering how my HUM professor likens his development to that of the Romanticism Movement that I already unconsciously took from, all the right bells were hit.

Tagging: No one. Whoever wants to do this, go ahead! Just pick 10 from the questions up above. :)

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#TGTfeature 008: Lea Luna [Magik Muzik; Dim Mak; Raid Recordings: Denver, Colorado, USA] Fresh off my interview with world champion turntablist DJ Shiftee, #TGTfeature 008 is with the skilled Lea Luna, who kills it on the decks whether bass, house, or beyond! She took the time out for a chat just before headlining a hometown show at The Black Box. This and forthcoming #TGTfeature articles will highlight dedicated musical talents by featuring their recent work as well as an in-depth interview. Known for her passion and dedication to dance music as well as the art of DJing, Lea Luna is also a chart-topping singer and a respected music journalist. She kindly shared her thoughts on bass music, repping Denver, dealing with online trolls, and more. A bit about Lea Luna: - With nearly 20 years behind the decks, she’s played numerous noteworthy clubs: NYC's Limelight, LA's Avalon, and Denver's own Beta - Frequently called on for vocal collaborations, she’s recently worked with the likes of Sydney Blu, Manufactured Superstars, and Quivver - Also known for her production work, she regularly releases her own music, including “Rock Show” out via RAID Recordings

TGT: You’re leading an excellent lineup of bass talent at The Black Box, all representing Denver. What styles will you be bringing for this set, and how do you determine ‘tough bass’ in 2018? LL: I’m definitely planning on keeping it bass-driven, much like my last Black Box set was. Bass house, maybe a few breaks, maybe a few trap drops to break it up. I’ve always said this as my overarching quote: “Genres don’t define artists, artists define genres.” I pretty much live by that ideology. I’ve been DJing for nearly two decades now and have seen many music fads come and go (fidget, for instance, was one such fad genre in the bass category I used to like that died). Everything all stems from two main influence points- the first influence is the roots of the underground— the old history behind the emergence of the new sound. People like classic vocal hooks in newer remixes if they were a part of the scene back in the day, and bass house wouldn’t be where it is now without the original house music and garage innovators. The second influence is technology. Bass music sounded way different before the VST (virtual instrument) plugin Serum was invented because producers had different tools. I remember when the VST called Massive first came out and dubstep as a genre resulted. Electronic music is largely affected by these nerds who make virtual instruments and how artists interpret that technology as tools for creative flow. While everyone as listeners are pulling apart which bass music artists are making new genres, most real artists are at home dorking around with compression ratios and wave tables trying to invent an actual noise. So it’s hard for me as an artist to talk about bass music as an evolving fad because I sit here with the tools all day looking at the other perspective of what’s really evolving. TGT: Denver is certainly a unique place! How would you describe the realities and complexities of the scene here as a local artist with a global following? Any advice for up-and-coming DJs/producers on navigating our “island?” LL: I could not be more proud of Denver, and even electronic music as a scene in general. This city used to only offer these (beloved) secret warehouse-type hideout parties with a bunch of obscure DJs, vinyl collectors, and underground ravers interested in coming, and now every large venue in the city is wall-to-wall packed with dance music fans on any given night. There’s a lot to be accredited to the increase in our culture, but also a lot that has been bastardized. What I will say to the new kids is if you’re out here letting a controller do all the work for you onstage, playing the top 40 dance chart releases in order so you can be popular, you are sh*tting all over my craft and culture. It’s not a popularity contest and the DJ booth is not a bottle service area. The best way to become a DJ is to care about actually DJing. Be authentic, know your roots, respect your predecessors, respect women, respect other subgenres, and don’t spend your life savings on social media likes. Inspire people, ask for help, collaborate, offer something OF yourself before asking about something FOR yourself. Create. Learn. Be humble (but please stop humble-bragging). Start a crew. Give a damn, you know? We’ve all had our bouts with fame and drama as artists, but if you’re not creative at all and you’re not keeping it real, you shouldn’t be doing this.

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TGT: There’s a lot of debate about whether certain strains of electronic music have reached full saturation, or have become so derived they’ve practically lost relevance. What are your thoughts on the current electronic dance scene, particularly within house music, and what’s your approach to keep your own productions sounding fresh? LL: People of the underground like to worry I’m too commercial, people of the commercial world like to worry I’m too underground. Some people want to hear music everyone understands, some people act rude when something becomes popular because they want to be viewed as purists. Like I said before, know your roots, know the trends, give a damn, create something original, and keep it moving. That’s the motto. If I claimed to be a purist 10 years ago and stuck to it, I’d be in hot water right now trying to play washed up music that pales in comparison to new mastering and technology on those fresh new funktion-ones (the incredible speakers they have at Black Box). If you stay current in your arena and true to your roots, genre and saturation thereof can be left to the listeners to decide. Ain’t nobody got time for that in my world. Artists. Define. Genres. I play what I think is ahead of the curve, and what I think is classic, all in one set. There’s no genre about it, but I will say that my tempo lately in clubs is 122-128, with an occasional drop to 100 just to grab people’s attention. All things house, garage, and breaks fall into that first category, and trap/twerk drops (second category) make life fun.

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TGT: You’ve recently posted about receiving online threats from a random stranger. This is, sadly, nothing new for female public figures. How can readers (particularly men) succeed in eradicating this all-too-common misogyny within our music community? And offline, what should promoters and venues be doing to keep their dance-floors safe? LL: As for keeping clubs safe - I truly believe in strength in numbers. I have a strong, supportive, loving crew of friends and fans, as well as professionals and security guards. I take threats very seriously and file reports and blacklists when they happen to protect myself and other women. I have very strong security measures held at all of my shows, including this one. But in the big picture, the biggest thing that is going to make any club a safe environment is a positive example of the members of any audience at any show ACTING RIGHT TOWARDS WOMEN. If you see someone put something in someone's drink, report them. If you see someone abusing a woman either verbally or physically any way whatsoever, DO SOMETHING. Inaction is still an action. I come with a large group of friends that I deeply trust to every event and there is no way in hell someone is going to act in public like they do on the internet towards me or any woman in my presence and get away with it. One time someone lifted my skirt up and hit me on the ass at a show and although they were "only joking," they were being held by the neck of their shirt over the patio rail and reprimanded by my friends a split second later until security came and got them. These types of people will always be outnumbered and will never get away with what they think they can. They try it on the internet because they can troll and hide. [As for online threats:] Here’s the deal. People are jealous. It happens to both sexes, but primarily females because sexual iconography or lack thereof triggers people who writhe in unnecessary hatred from the comfort of their hate-hobbit computer den. Being attractive does not make me stupid or talentless. There is no such thing as “using” your looks. I look this way. That’s a fact, maybe a hobby, not a tactic. I also write music consistently and contribute a lot to this scene. Do all girl DJs do that? Likely not, but many do. The problem lies in the prejudice, pegging all women as having a backhanded agenda or a lack of intelligence or avoiding authenticity. This claim emerges from the hearts of people whose mothers didn’t hug them, whose girlfriends cheated on them, whatever. Hurt people hurt people. Do I care what these specific people think? No. I care if I screw up publicly and true fans lose interest in me. I care about staying true to myself and my brand, and I care about doing what I say I’m going to do for my shows, my opening DJs, the promoters who believe in me, my agent and manager, my crew, my friends, and my fans. Anyone who is so clearly coming from a place of jealous bigotry who tries to threaten me, embarrass me, or thwart my success always fails. Because they aren’t battling me, they’re battling something very dark and unhappy inside themselves. TGT: And, to end on a lighter topic – what’s your favorite spot in town for a post-gig meal? LL: Post gig? I’m always exhausted around then, but definitely just as junk food hungry as anyone at 2am leaving a bar. I rarely go out after bar hours to eat though. I’m more likely to hit a grocery store for a pizza to pop in the oven at home or if I’m feeling extra self-loathing I’ll get cheesy popcorn and pop tarts from a gas station [laughs].

#Lea Luna #Lea #Luna #DJ Lea Luna #DJ #TGTfeature #Interview #The Black Box #Denver #Colorado #Bass #House #EDM #Electronic #Dance #Music #TGTstylee

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halothenthehorns · 5 years ago

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AT FLOURISH AND BLOTTS

Harry began reading eagerly, he loved his time at the Burrow, he knew that without remembering anything that happened, but now he was getting to hear about his time there, which would be fun

and help reinforce those memories.

Harry quickly found that life at the Burrow was the complete opposite of Privet Drive.

"Probably fainted from the shock of watching a real family," James said bitterly.

The Dursleys liked everything perfect and in place;

"Boring old gits," Sirius huffed.

while the Weasleys house burst with the random and strange. Harry got quite a shock his first morning there when he glanced in a mirror, and it told him to tuck in his shirt.

Lily giggled at the look of shock on Harry's face as he read that.

There was a ghoul that lived in the attic who would randomly clang on the pipes, and random explosions coming from Fred and George's room were deemed perfectly normal.

"Wonder what they're up to," Remus said eagerly.

"Nothing good," James assured him.

What Harry found the most odd though, was that everyone at Ron's house liked him.

All four of them winced at that, hating that Harry seemed to find this so odd.

"Do you find that odd here?" Lily asked, wondering if she was going to burst into tears if Harry said yes.

He hesitated for a long time, but when it seemed they weren't going to let the subject go, he said, "At first, yes. After a while though, I got used to it. I'm really comfortable here now. Just took me a day I guess."

"I'll take that," James said brightly, really they were lucky Harry even liked them so quickly. All he had were twelve years' worth of memories of his family hating him.

Mrs. Weasley made sure to feed him extra helpings at every meal and fussed over the state of his clothes.

"Bless her," Lily sighed.

Mr. Weasley often insisted Harry sat next to him at dinner so that he could ask him all sorts of things about muggle objects, like how telephones worked.

"It was kind of difficult too, since I wasn't always sure, but he loved whatever answer I gave him," Harry said, smiling.

Whatever answer Harry gave, he would always receive a 'fascinating' from Mr. Weasley as he exclaimed how Muggles had managed to get on without magic.

"Agreed," The other two purebloods said.

About a week after he'd arrived Harry and Ron had come down to breakfast to find Ginny already present, and the moment she caught sight of Harry, she accidentally knocked a bowl onto the floor.

"Poor thing," James said in sympathy, knowing the feeling of having that kind of crush.

"Bet she did that a lot," Sirius laughed.

"Just when I first walked in," Harry said, blushing a bit.

Harry pretended he hadn't noticed as Ginny ducked down for the bowl,

"Nicer than Lily was," Remus said, grinning fondly over at her. "She'd just laugh at James whenever he did that."

James huffed and Lily had the decency to look embarrassed.

as Harry sat down and took an offered piece of toast as Mrs. Weasley announced their letters, passing them out.

"How did Hogwarts know I was there?" Harry asked.

"The ink is magically addressed, remember? The letter always goes to the person, not the house," Remus reminded him.

"Even after first year?" Harry asked, sounding pleased.

"Every year," Sirius agreed.

Harry cracked his open to find the standard letter of when and where the train to school would depart, plus a new list of textbooks he'd need this year. The first on the list was entitled Break with a Banshee, by Gilderoy Lockhart.

"Clearly he wrote more than the one book," Lily said in shock.

"'Break with a Banshee?' That doesn't sound like a study of Banshees, more like a fable," Remus said in surprise.

"They're all like that," Harry told them, reading down the list.

"How many are there?" James asked in disbelief.

In lieu of an answer, Harry read the rest.

There were several more like it, also including such titles as Travels with Trolls, by Gilderoy Lockhart,

"How many are there?" Sirius repeated James question, sounding skeptical, when it seemed Harry was going to keep going.

"Three more," He said without looking up.

and Wanderings with Werewolves, by Gilderoy Lockhart.

Remus couldn't help but snort at the title, along with his two friends who really had wandered with a werewolf. It wasn't exactly a stroll in the park.

Once Harry had finished reading his own list,

"There are seven of them!" Lily exclaimed with incredulity.

"Who requires seven books for one class, 'cause they've got to all be from the same teacher?" James balked.

"I don't think I'm going to like this new DADA teacher," Remus said dubiously. Harry had said that Quirrell had been a bad teacher last year, now this one was using what were clearly fantasy books, how long until Harry actually started learning in a very important class?

"Can't be worse than the first one," Lily said, "and let's not judge. Maybe the books have some real information and uses in them, and the teacher's going to pick them out."

"There are better textbooks for that," Remus disagreed.

"Let's just get on with it," Sirius said, when the two were clearly going to start arguing over the fact.

Harry read on gratefully.

he looked around to find Fred and George had joined, and had the exact same list.

"All seven years are going to be using the same texts?" James demanded of nothing.

"This isn't very encouraging at all," Sirius agreed with disgust.

George speculated that the new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher was probably a fan of Lockhart's, most likely a witch.

"That would be ridiculous," Lily spluttered. "Dumbledore wouldn't simply hire a fan of a fantasy writer for the job. I'm sure there must be a good reason for this."

Harry thought it was nice his mum had such faith in the teacher this year, but privately thought it was wrong. He decided to keep that to himself though.

Fred was still frowning down at his list as he pointed out to his parents that this lot of books wouldn't be cheap, Lockhart was known for his expensive books.

"Yet another reason this is annoying the crap out of me," Remus said with distaste.

"Maybe some of the siblings could share," Lily offered weakly, feeling bad for this poor family. "Since they're all in the same house, I'm sure they could swap books in between days or

something."

Harry sighed, feeling suddenly guilty for the huge pile of money he knew he had stored away.

Mrs. Weasley tried to brush it off, saying they would manage, and probably get a lot of Ginny's things second-hand.

"Oh," Lily said, finally distracted from this new teacher mess. "Well she's not nearly as young as I was thinking then, if she's starting school."

"Just her fangirl side made her seem that way I suppose," James chuckled.

Harry politely turned to Ginny and repeated that she was starting school this year, but she was clearly still too embarrassed to say anything out loud so nodded and instead put her elbow in the butter dish. Nobody noticed this as Percy made his appearance, his prefect badge pinned to his already pressed sweater.

Sirius scoffed, "he wears that during the summer?" he asked mockingly.

"He's a bit of a show off," James agreed.

He went to take his seat, but lept out of the chair at once when he realized he'd sat on Errol. The owl was fairly old, with dark grey feathers and prone to falling asleep in random places.

"Ron wasn't kidding about his owl being old," Lily said in sympathy.

Ron quickly took the owl, and the letter he was holding, explaining to the others that he'd written to Hermione about them planning rescuing Harry from the Dursleys and this should be her response.

"I love that he uses the word rescue," James said with glee.

Ron set Errol on his perch and tore open the letter, and began reading aloud first Hermione's greeting, then her saying that she hoped everything went alright and that she really hoped Ron hadn't done anything illegal to get Harry, because that would get Harry in trouble too.

"Well we know who she's looking out for," Lily giggled.

She also wrote that she did hope Harry was okay, she'd been worried about not hearing from him to. She was very busy with school work, and Ron cut himself off to exclaim in disgust that how could she be, they were on vacation.

"You mean he doesn't do his summer homework?" Remus asked.

"I never did until the last minute," Sirius laughed.

She offered to meet them in Diagon Alley the next Wednesday. Mrs. Weasley agreed that would be a good time to go, and excused all of the boys who decided to go out back and play a pickup game of Quidditch.

"And here I thought The Burrow couldn't get any better!" James said with glee.

They didn't play with real balls, but instead tossed apples around while flying in the air. Harry's own broom was by far the best, managing to outstrip Ron's old Shooting Star which was often passed by butterflies.

"Poor kid," Sirius said in sympathy.

They had asked Percy if he wanted to join them,

"Well at least they're trying to be friendly to him," Lily approved.

but he had said he was busy.

"And Percy's not making an effort at all," James snorted.

So far Harry had only seen Percy at meal times, otherwise he stayed shut up in his room. Fred pointed out that this was rather odd, as his OWL results had come in and he'd gotten twelve, but hadn't been bragging a bit.

"That's supposed to be a good thing," Lily pointed out.

"But if it's out of character for him, then I guess it is odd," Remus disagreed.

"How did he get twelve though," James pointed out with a frown. "There's no way you could have attended all of those classes to get that, a lot of them happen at the same time."

"I'm sure his brother was just exaggerating," Sirius rolled his eyes, "unless he payed to take the extra exams over the summer."

"Sounds exactly like the extra something Percy would do," Harry couldn't help but agree.

Harry looked rather confused, and George explained that OWL's were Ordinary Wizarding Level exams,

Sirius grimaced, realizing Harry hadn't asked about that this time, again, and really wished he could get it through his head it was okay to interrupt and ask those questions.

then he went on to say that their other brother Bill had gotten twelve as well, and if this kept going, Percy was likely to make Head Boy.

"I wouldn't be surprised one bit," James said with a shrug.

Harry had never met Bill, or Charlie, both Weasleys having gone out to work abroad. George had kept talking though, worrying how their parents were going to afford all of those new books, plus all of Ginny's new school things. Harry felt awkward at this turn of the conversation and kept his mouth shut. He personally had a Gringotts vault full of a fortune his parents had left him,

'At least we could leave him something' both parents thought sadly, Lily feeling worst of all. That money belonged to James side of the family mostly, as did Harry's cloak. Lily hadn't been able to leave him anything.

but it was only Wizard money. You couldn't use their currency in muggle shops.

"You can exchange it for Muggle money though," Lily told him. "Didn't Hagrid tell you that?"

"No," Harry said, thinking back and wondering if he'd ever figured that out.

Harry had never mentioned this vault to the Dursleys, fearing they may have some way to take it away from him.

"Thank Merlin for keeping that quiet," Remus said. "I really don't need another reason to want them dead."

The narrative time jumped to the upcoming Wednesday when they were all due to go to Diagon Alley, and Mrs. Weasley was having them all take up a pinch of green powder. Harry however just stared, unsure what he was supposed to be doing.

"Guess they didn't realize you don't know how to use Floo Powder," Sirius said sadly.

Ron realized Harry didn't know how to travel by Floo Powder, and Mr. Weasley eagerly asked how Harry had gotten there last year? When Harry said he used the underground, Mr. Weasley tried to ask if there were escapators there,

"I think he meant escalators," Lily said fondly.

"Easy enough mistake," Sirius agreed.

but Mrs. Weasley told him he could ask about that later and then kindly explained to Harry what he had to do. Traveling by fire was quite simple, all he had to do was step into the fireplace, drop the powder and declare where he wanted to go. She let the twins go first as examples, and they both vanished as green flames came up to encircle them.

Harry felt rather stunned you could travel by fire of all things, but found this no more odd than anything else magical he'd heard so far.

The rest of the Weasleys continued giving Harry advice as he stepped into the fire, and Mr. Weasley told his wife to quit fussing as he made to go next.

"Oh I would fuss," Lily disagreed. "I'd hate to think you wound up somewhere you shouldn't be."

"I'm with Arthur," James disagreed, "don't stress the kid out with too much information. Tell him what he needs to do, then let him do it."

Lily huffed, still disagreeing, but more eager to hear Harry's first experience.

Mrs. Weasley worried that, if something happened to Harry, what would the Weasleys say to Harry's aunt and uncle?

"They wouldn't mind," Sirius said bitterly.

Harry promised the Dursleys would probably get a laugh if they found out Harry had gotten lost.

"Wish they thought you weren't kidding," Remus sighed.

The Weasleys continued giving Harry all sorts of advice about what he should do once he gets in the fireplace, most of them speaking at once,

"Jeez, I'm agreeing with James now," Remus said, "I think they kind of overwhelmed him" he was eyeing Harry, who looked a little cross-eyed trying to keep all that in mind.

as Harry finally took his turn stepping into the warm green flames, he dropped his soot and coughed in shock as he stuttered out Diagon Alley.

"Well that's not good," James said tensely.

"Yeah, I stuttered like that once, wound up in some old abandoned shop," Remus said. "Took me ages to figure out where I was, and how to get back to Diagon Alley."

Lily looked a little panicked, but Harry just looked relieved he wasn't the only person who had messed up his first time. Lily misinterpreted that expression, and so she thought he must not have any bad feelings about where he wound up.

Harry was sucked away in a whirl of colour, and started feeling sick as everything flew past him to fast.

"Oh dear," Sirius said, looking a bit anxious now as well. "I think Arthur should have just gone with him."

"Could two people go together?" Lily asked, never having seen that.

"It's not recommended," James said. "But a lot of parents do it with small children. Harry should have been small enough at the time he could have."

"Well no one thought of it," Harry said with a shrug, "and I don't think I wound up in too bad of a place."

"By that, you mean you didn't wind up where you were supposed to," Lily muttered.

He finally slammed back down in a dusty old shop, breaking his glasses as he face planted the ground. He got unsteadily to his feet,

"Great," all four of them muttered, not very happy at this confirmation.

glancing around he saw all sorts of creepy things, including an assortment of human bones lying on the counter.

"Harry needs to get out of there," Sirius said, going paler by the second. "Now."

"Why?" The rest of them asked anxiously. This was clearly not a shop in Diagon Alley, but Sirius' response seemed a little worse than called for.

"Because the only people who shop in a place like that, we don't want Harry meeting" He responded, eyeing his pup warily.

"Do you know which store specifically, you know where he is?" Lily asked.

"Not exactly, but I've got a few ideas," he said grimly.

Harry looked around at them all, then sighed and just kept reading, curious himself where he was.

When Harry glanced out the window, he couldn't even spot anything familiar from Diagon Alley outside.

"Guessed that," Remus muttered darkly.

Harry was still going to head for the door and try his luck anyways, when he spotted someone fixing to come in through the window, Draco Malfoy.

"Bloody hell!" James yelped. "The only worse person it could be was...no that's about it. That was the worst person who could walk in right then."

Harry nodded in agreement, knowing he wasn't going to like the person who came in with Malfoy any better.

Looking around in a panic, Harry spotted a black cabinet and dived inside, not really closing the door behind him as he now crouched inside,

"Smart kid," Remus praised. "I'd rather you hide than run into them right then."

Sirius had a rather bad feeling about Harry going anywhere near an item in a shop like that, let alone in one, but he decided it was still better than Harry alone running into Malfoy, and, he

suddenly realized, who ever had accompanied him there.

Not a second later a bell rang and Malfoy entered, closely followed by someone who could only be his father.

"Bloody hell," James repeated, as all four adults groaned, they had feared this, but now it was confirmed. What could be worse than Harry, lost and alone, running into someone who was most

likely a Death Eater? One of the worst ones, at that, right in Voldemort's inner circle!

"Harry, I really want to know where you have gained all of this awful luck from! It seems like if it can't get any worse for you, it will still somehow get worse than that!" Sirius groaned, his face in his hands.

Harry couldn't help but agree, wondering how it could get worse, and knowing it just might.

Malfoy began wondering the shop at once with curiosity, but Mr. Malfoy called out to him not to touch anything. Malfoy whined that his father had said he was going to buy him a present, and Mr. Malfoy corrected the he said he was going to buy his a racing broom.

"Like that little prat could ever make the Quidditch team," Sirius snorted.

Harry pursed his lips, unwilling to admit that he had a feeling about that as well.

Malfoy grumbled that was the point, he wasn't on the house team. Harry Potter had gotten on in his first year, with special permission and a special broom.

"Jealous much?" James smirked.

"I'm sure every student in the school was jealous of that," Lily agreed.

Going on to say he wasn't even that good,

"Not that good?" Sirius scoffed in disbelief. "Ignoring the horrible sides of the two games he played last year, what's more impressive? Staying on a bucking broom your very first game, or

breaking the record for the fastest Snitch catch in his next one?"

"Both," Remus decided. "Both are equally impressive, and more than merit Harry's place on the team."

muttering that he just got it because he was famous for having a stupid scar,

"Wish I wasn't," Harry muttered under his breath, he'd give anything to not be famous.

and snarling that everyone at school that Harry Potter was just the best.

"Jeez, I don't think Snape even whined this much," James scoffed.

"Severus never whined," Lily snapped. "He cursed you lot to high heaven, but he didn't whine."

All three boys exchanged a look, annoyed she was still defending him, but after last year, not willing to argue the point.

Mr. Malfoy finally cut off his son's tirade, snapping that Malfoy had been complaining like this all summer, then he turned his attention to the shop owner who had just entered, Mr. Borgin.

"Oh bollocks," Sirius groaned again, this time looking truly upset and pushing his hands against his eyes.

"What?" Lily gasped.

"I've got good news and bad news, which do you want to hear first?" He asked, without looking up.

"The good news," Lily said at the same time James said, "The bad news."

Sirius snorted and said, "He's in Knockturn Alley at a store called Borgin and Burke's."

"What was the good news?" Lily demanded.

"The good news was I know where he is," Sirius said, finally looking up and forcing a cheerful smile on his face. "He's not too far from Diagon Alley, but he's in one of my Dad's favourite

shops."

"I think I heard the good news in that," Remus said slowly, eyeing both Harry and Sirius warily. "As long as Harry hides long enough, then he can get out without being seen."

"But he doesn't know how to get back to Diagon Alley," Lily disagreed, still worrying her lip. "He could still get lost, even if he is close by."

"I make it back fine," Harry reassured them, noting that both of his parents kept getting tenser the longer this went on. "I run into someone else there. I think it's a good someone though."

"Who's the good someone down there?" James asked in concern, wanting to believe Harry, but knowing very well that if Harry ran into anyone down there, it probably wouldn't be good.

"Let's just read," Harry said patiently. "I'm sure it's going to be fine."

He greeted Mr. Malfoy with a professional air, saying he was always happy to see them, and offered a new item he'd just gotten in. Mr. Malfoy cut him off, saying that he was selling today and offering a list of items, making Mr. Borgin's attitude drop a bit.

"That's business," Lily said shortly.

Mr. Malfoy mentioned that the Ministry had been performing raids, and it would be inconvenient for him if someone happened to find certain items on this list.

"Very curious to know about this," James said, eyes gleaming. If he could put Moody on to this now, eleven years before Malfoy would have even been expecting it, he would prove to the Head

Auror for sure that he was serious about this career.

Mr. Borgin pointed out that the Ministry wouldn't dare go after Mr. Malfoy's home, and Malfoy agreed he hadn't been visited yet, as his name did still hold power,

"In all the wrong ways," Sirius spat bitterly.

but it would still be better to do this now before they meddle. He went on by saying that a Muggle Protection Act was being started, insulting Mr. Weasley colourfully for being behind it.

Harry tensed up in disgust as he read this, along with everyone else in the room.

"Arthur Weasley is worth twelve of you," James snapped, then he and Harry shared a smile at this old joke.

Harry felt himself tense up in anger as he heard this, but obviously couldn't say anything as Mr. Malfoy kept going by saying that a certain few poisons on this list might appear- he trailed off suggestively.

"I can only imagine," Lily muttered, her eyes lighting as well "and Harry, if you can, I'd like to hear more about this Muggle Protection Act. It seems like something I'd like to help him with."

Harry shrugged, "I didn't know too much about it, but I'm sure you can talk to Mr. Weasley about it now. Something like that must be in the works years before it's at this stage."

Lily nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

Draco was clearly not paying any attention to the adults, wandering around the store and stopping to look at the different objects, coming to rest on what looked like a rotting hand on a cushion. When he demanded to know what it was, Mr. Borgin was happy to go to his side and explain that was a Hand of Glory.

"Creepy thing," Sirius shuddered in disgust.

If you put a light in its palm, only the person holding it would be able to see. It was of fantastic use for thieves, and then praised Mr. Malfoy for his son's fine taste.

"Not really," Remus muttered.

Mr. Malfoy snapped that he hoped his son would amount to more than a common thief,

James couldn't help but snort, unwilling to admit that was a good comeback.

and Mr. Borgin quickly retracted, apologizing and saying he'd meant no offense. Mr. Malfoy continued coldly that if Draco's grades didn't pick up, that may be all he was good for though.

"Here's hoping," Sirius said cheerfully. "Then Harry won't have anything to do with him."

Draco tried to defend himself by saying that the teachers played favourite, how they all prefered Hermione Granger.

"Don't start hating on a genius when I doubt you've ever cracked open a book," Lily said hotly.

Mr. Malfoy shot back with spite that he was insulted a girl of no wizarding history had beat out his son in every exam.

"Why does he even know the exam results?" James asked.

"Bribed someone probably," Remus said in disgust.

Harry laughed with glee under his breath while Mr. Borgin agreed, saying how wizard blood was counting for less everywhere.

"It should never have been counted at all," James said through gritted teeth.

Mr. Malfoy agreed, and then said that he'd like to get back to his list, as he was in a hurry.

"Children to terrify, Death Eaters to visit, busy schedule," Sirius agreed, sarcasm dripping from every word.

The two adults went back to haggling while Draco continued prowling around the shop, taking a special interest in a necklace laced with opals, the sign in front of it stating that it was cursed and had claimed the lives of Nineteen Muggles.

"Guess a cursed necklace would be pretty inconspicuous," Lily agreed sadly, thinking that Harry's odd look was for the act of the object, not realizing he was trying to understand why he may

vaguely recognize this thing later in life?

Just as Draco spotted the cabinet and began going towards it, hand outstretched as he clearly intended to open it, Mr. Malfoy declared they were done at the counter.

"Never thought I'd be thanking that man," Sirius sighed in relief.

The two Malfoys exited the shop, and Mr. Borgin dropped his professional manner to grumble under his breath how he was sure that Mr. Malfoy had far more dangerous things tucked away in his manor.

"Probably," James agreed darkly, wishing Harry had gotten just a hint of where those items were being kept.

He went back behind a door and out of sight again, and Harry took the opportunity to slip outside of the store for good.

"Good," Sirius breathed. "I didn't want Borgin catching you anymore than the Malfoys."

"Now I just want you out of Knockturn Alley," Lily agreed, shivering in disgust.

Holding his broken glasses to his face, Harry looked around with mounting unease as he continued to not recognize a thing. He headed off, still hoping for a sign or something to point him out of there,

"It didn't say which way you set off," Sirius said with worry, "remember which way you headed?"

Harry puzzled for a moment, before saying, "I'd gone left from the shop."

Sirius nodded, looking relieved and said, "okay, you started going the right way, got a few more turns and you'll be right back in Diagon Alley."

"Should I be worried you know that area so well?" Lily asked.

"I went there a lot as a kid," Sirius said with a shrug. "You should be grateful, I know exactly where Harry is, and could guide him out of there easily."

Lily nodded, agreeing with him, but unwilling to remind him right then that, no matter what Sirius said now, it wouldn't do Harry any good in the book.

He did spot a rickety sign saying that he was in Knockturn Alley, but this didn't help him at all as he'd never heard of the place.

"Something I'm both grateful for," James said sadly, "and vaguely upset about since now you've no idea where to go."

"Note to self, take Harry into the deep, dark, creepy places of the wizarding world, so that if ever he gets lost down there, he'll know where to go," Remus said, forcing a cheerful tone into his voice.

"On one condition," Lily snapped, "I want at least James or Sirius to go with you."

Remus nodded, understanding Lily's logic. She, a pretty public and well known Muggle Born, couldn't go down there with them, but James and Sirius, though blood traitors, still had a status

that was hard to ignore.

Harry speculated back and decided that he must not have spoken clearly back in the Weasleys fireplace. Forcing himself to remain calm, he continued looking around and trying to decide what to do, when a soft voice whispered behind him if he was lost.

"Not good, very not good," James started muttering, getting a little jittery again.

Harry jolted around to find an elder lady leering at him, holding a tray of what looked grotesquely like human fingernails.

"Ew," Lily muttered, crinkling up her nose in disdain, and hoping Harry's eyes were deceiving him.

"Why would she even have those?" Harry demanded in disgust.

"No good reason," Sirius muttered, thinking of a couple of dark and advanced magic that tended to require human body parts.

"I know that West Country accent," Lily said with glee. "That's Hagrid!"

"Thank Merlin," James breathed.

"What's Hagrid doing down there though?" Remus asked, unable to help a spike of confusion and wariness.

"Don't question it," Sirius smirked, "just thank Merlin."

"Did that," James said proudly all fear gone and joking manner back now that he was sure his son was fine.

Harry felt elated at once as he spotted the groundskeeper at Hogwarts, Hagrid. He was hardly uneasy to spot, being three times the size of a normal person with wild black hair but kind black eyes, which could currently be seen frowning behind his beard.

"I imagine he would be a bit angry," James said agreeably. "Harry hasn't written to him in months, then he runs into him at a place like that."

"Well, let's hope he lets Harry explain, rather than trying to give him a pig's tail!" Remus said, lips twitching.

Harry tried to explain himself, but Hagrid wasn't really listening as he pushed his way forward, grabbed the scruff of Harry's shirt, and steered him with practiced ease into the familiar light of Diagon Alley.

Though they had all been relieved once Harry had mentioned Hagrid, they couldn't help but be even more relieved that Harry was now back in familiar territory.

They stopped outside an apothecary, Hagrid's concern coming through as he noticed that Harry was a mess, and tried to use one of his shovel like hands to wipe away the mess, almost managing to knock Harry back into a barrel of dragon dung.

"That would cap off this perfect day," James said, trying not to laugh.

"I ducked," Harry chuckled.

Hagrid was still muttering to himself in concern, finding it rather dodgy that Harry had been creeping around Knockturn Alley,

"I can never thank Hagrid enough," Lily beamed, "he looks out for you so well."

Harry agreed he'd rather not have been there, then asked what Hagrid had been doing down there.

"Rude to ask like that, but I am curious," Lily agreed.

Hagrid explained himself by saying he was looking for Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent,

"Oh, suppose he doesn't want them eating up his garden," Remus nodded.

Lily mentally added this to her growing list of garden things.

but wouldn't stay deterred and asked what Harry had been doing down there. Harry properly explained his situation, and then Hagrid asked why Harry hadn't written to him all summer as they started walking the streets.

"He's going to love the answer to that," Sirius chuckled with hope that for once Harry would really say, and maybe something worse than a pig's tail would come of it.

Harry briefly explained that the Dursleys had locked him up, and while Hagrid began to grumble about those Muggles and if he'd have known, but was cut off by a voice calling out to Harry.

"Aw," James groaned, "I wanted to hear Hagrid threaten them some more."

"I wanted to hear about Hagrid doing more than threatening again," Remus muttered darkly.

It was Hermione, jogging forward to meet them. She greeted them both, then fixed Harry's glasses and began escorting them towards Gringotts. Harry said he'd meet her there once he found the Weasleys, and Hagrid pointed out they wouldn't have to look far, as he spotted all of them coming towards them now.

"Yeah, that would have been a scare for them," Lily agreed, not having come around to thinking about that yet. "They had no idea how far away you were."

They greeted Harry with clear relief, saying they had been really worried about how far away he'd gone. Hagrid told them where he'd ended up, and Ron was quick to say he was jealous because they'd never been allowed in.

"For good reason," Lily rolled her eyes.

"I talked Sirius into taking me down there one day," James said grimly. "Only went a few buildings in before my parents caught us, and we didn't try going back any time soon."

Hagrid agreed that this was definitely a good thing, as that was not the place to go looking around. Mrs. Weasley was now pulling out a duster and kindly wiping away the rest of the soot clinging to him that Hagrid hadn't managed to beat off.

Lily smiled sadly at the mothering her son was finally receiving, while all of the boys rolled their eyes at the same thing.

The Weasleys thanked Hagrid again for finding Harry, and then Hagrid excused himself, and Harry began filling in Ron and Hermione on what he'd seen in Knockturn Alley as they headed off towards Gringotts. Mr. Weasley overheard that Lucius Malfoy was there, and asked if he'd bought anything.

"Eavesdropping much?" Remus asked, lips twitching.

"I think he's allowed, since they were hardly whispering," Lily pointed out, "and right in front of him."

Harry told him no, just selling, and this pleased Mr. Weasley as he pointed out this must mean Lucius was worried about something. Mrs. Weasley cautioned her husband to be careful, as the Malfoys were trouble. Mr. Weasley got mildly offended, demanding to know if his wife really thought he couldn't handle Lucius,

"That's not what she meant," Lily sighed. "She was just telling him to be careful."

"But to put it in that way, and in front of all of his kids," James disagreed. "She could have been a little better at phrasing it."

Lily just snorted, thinking 'men are far too sensitive'.

but he quickly got distracted when he spotted Hermione's parents, who were muggles, and waiting with some unease to be introduced.

"That will make Arthur's day," Sirius said brightly.

Introductions were made, but then the Weasleys temporarily departed to go down to their and Harry's separate vaults.

Harry grimaced, suddenly wishing he hadn't found the Weasleys until after he'd been down to his vault, to avoid the scene he knew was about to happen.

Lily noticed the look and asked, "so, does that mean Hagrid handed you your key at some point? He had it last year."

"Oh, yeah," Harry agreed, only answering with half his attention. "He gave it back to me last year, in case I need to come on my own."

After a wild cart ride down into the lower bowels of Gringotts, they stopped at the Weasleys vault first, which was pretty close to empty. Mrs. Weasley reached inside and had to scrape around every corner, managing to empty to lot.

"Oh dear," all four adults murmured, even Remus wasn't that badly off. Then again, he wasn't feeding a huge family plus school supplies. Though, if he couldn't find a job soon, he would be.

The other three were trying to think of ways they could help wizarding families like this, while Harry simply wished the Weasleys would accept his offer to take at least half the money in his vault.

Harry felt even worse when they reached his own vault, trying to quickly shovel a random amount into his own bag so they wouldn't see his own wealth.

"Can see that being a problem," Lily agreed out loud.

They made it back outside and the group began splintering out, Mrs. Weasley making sure to tell Fred and George not to go near Knockturn Alley.

"She's such a killjoy," Sirius snorted, without really meaning it. Knockturn Alley could be dangerous, even to a pure blood, if they didn't know what they were doing.

Harry, Ron, and Hermione began wandering the crowded shops, entering a few random places for fun, and at one point coming across a tiny old junk shop filled with half broken objects, including wands, to find Percy in the back reading a book.

"Why was he in there?" Lily asked, confused.

"And who would keep broken wands in their shop?" James snorted. "It's not like they're good for anything, or can be fixed."

"He was looking at a book, I guess he and his family went in there a lot to shop," Harry shrugged.

Ron read the title of Percy's book out loud, which was called Prefects Who Gained Power. Ron said that it sounded fascinating, and Percy told them go go away.

"Charming," James snorted.

"You know, he did assume Ron was being sarcastic," Remus said, frowning at this. "Ron really might have been trying to start a conversation with him."

"No," Harry said honestly, fighting back a smile. "Ron was being sarcastic."

They did indeed leave, Ron explaining to them that this brother was very ambitious, having dreams to be Minister of Magic one day.

"Well ambition can equal power if you do it right," Lily said sadly, "but please tell me someone told that boy that power goes to your head."

"Judging by his attitude," Sirius laughed. "I'm going with not. Since his parents praise him for it in fact, I'm going to outright say he doesn't think that one bit."

Lily shook her head sadly, knowing there was nothing she could do about it.

They continued there trail, coming across a common bookshop Flourish and Blotts, that happened to have a line out the door.

"Jeez, did the whole of Hogwarts decide to come on that day?" Remus laughed.

The reason being a large banner in the window declaring that Gilderoy Lockhart was inside, signing copies of his autobiography.

"Great, another book by him!" Sirius snorted. "Let's hope it doesn't get assigned as well."

Hermione squealed with pleasure, saying that he had written half of their booklist.

"Seems we've found another of his fans," James said, grinning.

"Hermione would squeal at meeting anyone who wrote a book," Sirius joked.

They crammed inside to find the rest of the Weasley's inside as well, Mrs. Weasley in particular looking rather anxious as she kept patting her hair down and assuring they'd get a glimpse of him in a moment.

"Why are they standing in line?" Lily asked. "Does Molly own a copy of Magical Me?"

"She might," Remus shrugged.

"No," Harry said, "all of Lockhart's other books were in the back where he was signing his autobiography. If we wanted those stupid books, we had to wait in line."

James gave Harry a puzzled look, wondering why his son's first instinct was to call them stupid, but said nothing.

Some people in front of them shuffled out of the way, and they did get a full view of Gilderoy Lockhart smiling widely at the crowd. A man was dancing around, holding a camera and snapping pictures like crazy, though clearly not paying attention to his surroundings as he stamped hard on Ron's foot and told him to get out of the way,

"Rude," All five of them sniffed in disdain.

he was taking pictures for the Daily Prophet.

"Was that supposed to impress me?" Sirius asked snootily, "because it didn't."

Ron snapped what was the big deal? Lockhart must have heard, because he looked that way, and his eyes landed on Harry. He got to his feet with a flourish, calling out grandly that it couldn't be, Harry Potter!

"Oh no," Remus groaned, along with everyone else in the room.

"It's going to be like that stupid Leaky Cauldron scene all over again," Lily agreed disdainfully.

"With any luck, one of the Weasleys will step in," Remus said hopefully, then he noticed how red Harry's face was getting, with remembered embarrassment, and he lost hope in that idea.

He dived forward, caught hold of Harry's arm, and eagerly pulled him to the front while the crowd muttered in excitement.

"Let go," James grumbled, much more irritable than he might normally have been. He just hated the idea of anyone forcing his son to do something he didn't want to do.

Lockhart began vigorously shaking Harry's hand, grinning so widely all of his teeth were showing as he told Harry to do the same, together the two of them were worth the front page.

"Again, is that supposed to be an impressive accomplishment?" Sirius scoffed.

When he did let go, Harry could hardly feel his hand as he tried to slide away, but Lockhart threw his arm on Harry's shoulder, still smiling wildly as he kept Harry at his side.

"Bloody prat," Sirius hissed, when would he leave the poor kid be?!

"If he doesn't move his arm, I'm thinking about adding him to the list," Remus said in disgust.

"You've got my vote," James agreed.

He began addressing the crowd, exclaiming what a marvellous event this was and the perfect time for him to make an announcement. When Harry had come into the shop today to buy his copy of Magical Me,

"Big headed bloody prat," Lily agreed.

giving Harry no chance to protest otherwise, he kept going on loudly how pleased he and everyone would be to hear that he would be taking up the post as Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts.

Harry paused, looking round at his family, but none of them really knew how to react to this.

"Well," Remus said slowly, "I suppose he is still better than Quirrell."

"His books may still hold some good content," Lily agreed cautiously. "So it will be good for them to get a teacher who knows a little about those magical creatures."

"I'm kind of ticked off the jerk set his own books on the list," Sirius snapped. "He's promoting his own sales."

"I don't like him just because of the way he's acting around Harry now," James snorted, "but I've got to agree, as much of an ass as he seems, he's still better than the last guy."

Harry simply shrugged, he had a bad feeling about Lockhart, but of course he couldn't really remember why.

The crowd cheered and applauded, and before Harry knew it he had the entire stack of Lockhart's books being thrusted into his arms by the man himself.

"How I was able to hold eight books that size and not fall over was beyond me," Harry mutter in disgust.

Harry finally managed to slide out of the spotlight and scuttled back to the Weasley's, and the first thing he did was dump the books into Ginny's cauldron, telling her she could have them, he'd buy his own set.

"I bet she wouldn't even take that as charity," Lily said proudly. "Since they were free too!"

"Yep," Harry agreed, "Mrs. Weasley thanked me for it all night, but I liked doing it."

A cold voice behind Harry drawled out that he was positive Potter enjoyed that attention.

"Hmm, now what twat do we know that calls Harry by his last name?" Sirius said in false puzzlement.

"Probably not a teacher, so most likely a student," Remus agreed, mock confused.

"Who do we know that's already been seen in Diagon Alley today, and loves mocking Harry?" James said, pretending to look stumped.

Harry was laughing at the lot of them, he would never get tired of watching these three men joke around.

Harry turned slowly on the spot to find himself facing Draco Malfoy.

"No way!" They all gasped, feigning surprise, sending both Harry and Lily into a real laughing fit.

Malfoy was still going, mocking that Harry couldn't even get into a bookstore without making the front page.

"You should see where he ends up when he goes into the Apothecary," Sirius agreed sarcastically. "I heard there's a new magazine out that writes whole articles about that!"

Ginny snapped that Malfoy needed to leave Harry alone. Harry looked at her in surprise, since this was the first time she'd spoken in front of Harry, and she was glaring hatefully at Malfoy.

"Well, she'll most likely end up in Gryffindor with her brothers," Lily said fondly.

Malfoy cackled that Harry had gotten himself a girlfriend, causing Ginny to blush to her roots as Ron and Hermione fought their way over, both cradling their own stacks of Lockhart's books.

"Good projectiles for throwing at him," Remus offered.

Ron saw who Harry was talking to and scowled in disgust, and Malfoy began insulting him at once, mocking that his family would probably go hungry for months having to pay for all of those books.

All five of them went red in the face with anger. Malfoy insulted Ron enough last year with this bit. He clearly hadn't found any new material over the summer.

"Look on the bright side," Sirius said. "At least they're not in school. Malfoy can't go running to Snape to save him. Ron can get his well-deserved payback."

"They're still in public," Lily said, looking almost disappointed she had to point this out, "and around at least Ron's parents. There's no way he can get away with it."

"At this point I don't care about getting away with it," James huffed. "I just want to see someone hit him."

Ron dropped his books and looked ready to punch Malfoy in the face, but Harry and Hermione quickly stepped forward to grab him and stop him.

"Why?" James and Sirius whined.

"Because, like Mum said, we knew Ron couldn't get away with it," Harry said, mouth twitching to hide his own smile. "At least, that's why I did. I'm sure Hermione would have said something

more along the lines of 'fighting is wrong'."

"Oh I don't know," Lily said fairly. "Even Hermione has to lose her temper with this bug at some point."

Harry felt something flash through him for a moment at this, but it was gone as soon as it had come, and he just decided to keep reading.

Someone else called Ron's name, and it was Mr. Weasley making his way over with Fred and George in tow.

"Well damn," Remus muttered, "both backup, and a parent."

"I don't think Ron needed backup," James snickered. "I still remember the bloody nose from last year."

He told all of his kids they should be getting outside, it was too crowded, but he was

interrupted by Lucius Malfoy making his entrance.

"Double damn," Sirius winced. "Now we've got to put up with his arse."

He sneered at Mr. Weasley with an identical look on his own son, picking up one of Ginny's books and scoffing at how tattered it clearly was. He drawled that was the point of being such a disgrace if he wasn't even paid for it.

"Why that-!" Lily exclaimed, as they all burst out into their own verbal abuse, largely cursing the blond twat's existence. Harry, surprisingly, was the loudest. The Weasleys had treated him so

well, better than anyone else ever had in his life, and he couldn't stand the idea of anyone insulting them like that.

Harry now looked more livid than he had before during this entire time while reading, nothing made him angrier than insulting his friends, but he managed to read on, breathing heavily as he did so.

Arthur flushed with anger, only just managing to control his voice as he snapped back that he had a very different idea what disgraced a wizard.

"Good on ya!" James grinned.

Lucius was not impressed as his eyes traveled around, landing on Mr. and Mrs. Granger who were hovering nearby, saying that the company the Weasleys kept was disgraceful, and he'd thought their family couldn't sink any lower.

"Well we already know yours can't, so don't even start that mess," Sirius hissed.

That was all he could manage to get out though, as Ginny's cauldron was knocked to the side when Arthur slammed forward and knocked Lucius back,

All four of them went wide eyed, stunned into silence as they only hoped they were hearing Harry right.

knocking him into a bookshelf.

"Did he curse him?" Lily yelped.

"Even better," Harry cackled, reading on gleefully.

Books began clattering to the ground amongst cheers from Mr. Weasley's sons, and Molly crying out that Arthur should stop!

"They were wrestling?" Sirius demanded, looking as if Christmas had come early this year.

"Well, that sort of implies an equal give and take, really Mr. Weasley was just punching Lucius Malfoy in the face, who wasn't reacting very well, so I wouldn't exactly call it wrestling," Harry said, sharing a proud look with all of the boys.

Lily pursed her lips, knowing she would have been in Molly Weasley's shoes at the time, but privately thinking she would have liked to throw a punch or two herself.

Mayhem was beginning to brew as the rest of the crowd started trying to get away from the pair, the shop assistant was crying out for them to stop, but loudest of all was Hagrid coming forward, telling them to break it up.

"Aw!" The boys groaned.

"Sorry, but I'm rather glad," Lily shrugged, "Malfoy would have been getting his wits back about him soon, and we all know the kind of nasty spells a Death Eater would have sent at him," she

explained to their mildly offended look.

They still huffed, but decided this whole instance was a good payback for now.

He managed to pull Arthur and Lucius apart, Mr. Weasley was sporting a cut lip,

"Malfoy got a hit in?" James asked in surprise, he didn't seem the type to throw an actual punch.

"No," Harry shrugged, "a book did that."

"I'll take that," Sirius laughed.

and Mr. Malfoy had been hit in the eye by an Encyclopedia of Toadstools.

"Very hard, by Mr. Weasley," Harry added on, noting the book hadn't said that. "It looked like it was going to be a fantastic black eye!"

"Well I applaud him for the irony," Remus said, making as if he was going to start doing just that.

Sirius smacked him lightly though, so Harry could keep going.

Mr. Malfoy was livid as he thrust Ginny's book back towards her, snapping that she may as well take it back, as it was all her father could provide. Then he stalked out of the shop.

"Tail tucked between his legs," James cackled.

Hagrid was encouraging them all to leave now, telling Arthur he shouldn't have let Lucius get to him. The shopkeeper looked like he wanted to stop them, but one glance at Hagrid and he backed down.

"I'm sure he would have wanted someone to at least apologize for that," Lily agreed.

"Don't blame the chap for not stopping them though," Sirius snickered.

They hurried up the street, the Grangers shaking with fright,

"Why?" Remus asked in bewilderment. "You mean to tell me they've never seen a fight in their life?"

"Yeah," James agreed. "They were lucky only a few books got thrown around. Wands didn't even make an appearance."

"They are Muggle's," Lily defended. "It's fair to say that this was only their second time in a place like that. It would have been kind of scary for them to see this. They're probably wondering if brawling is commonplace amongst wizards."

All three boys just shrugged, they still didn't really get it.

and Molly was beside herself with fury as she ranted at her husband he was setting a horrible example for his kids,

"Standing up for yourself," James nodded sagely. "The best thing to teach your kids."

Lily rolled her eyes, that was not the point either of them wanted to make, but she didn't disagree with him either.

brawling like that in public, and what Gilderoy Lockhart must have thought of them. Fred had overheard as they were leaving though, the man asking the photographer if he'd gotten any pictures. Apparently their new teacher wanted to use the whole stunt for publicity.

"And my opinion of him just got a little higher," Sirius laughed.

"Really? Mine just went the other way," Remus snorted. "While I don't blame Arthur one bit for his actions, what idiot would want to say that was a publicity stunt?"

"Someone who spins their career however they can," Lily agreed with Remus.

It was a quiet group that made their way back to the Leaky Cauldron, now loaded down with their days shopping. At the bar Mr. Weasley looked like he wanted to stick around and have a drink with the Grangers, but one glance at Molly and he seemed to deiced he'd do it some other time.

James made to laugh, caught Lily's eye, quickly stifled it, which caused an eruption of giggles from Remus and Sirius to occur.

Harry took off his glasses this time and tucked them away as he went forward for his turn with the Floo powder again, already deciding it wasn't his favourite way to travel.

"That's the end of the chapter," Harry said, tossing the book over to Remus.

"You didn't get lost again did you?" Lily asked concerned.

"No," Harry said with relief. "Ron told me earlier how to use it properly without panicking, and it helped that I knew where I was going to end up."

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