#fbatcog

[spideyharrington]

One and the Same

summary: you’ve been assigned to help Newt Scamander save an endangered creature, as you are the only other person the ministry knew who was interested in magical creatures. you’d always admired his word and try not to essentially fangirl over him. but, you also manage to impress him with your knowledge.

warnings: uh just shy / kinda anxious y/n with typical awkward newt and typical sarcastic theseus

A/N: wrote on my laptop for once :) also this is my longest Newt fic so far and it took forever and it’s very late so i hope it’s good LMAO also also i hope you like the end. i tried leaving it a bit up to your imagination?

word count: 2.1k

When you were told you’d be working with the Newt Scamander, you tried not to freak out in front of the ministry. You knew you’d have to keep it professional and pretend he wasn’t literally your biggest inspiration. You could do it though. All you had to do was focus on the task at hand. At finding the endangered Augurey, and getting it into Newt’s case to be taken care of. Easy, right?

Oh you were so so wrong. His smile was much cuter in person and his voice was so soft. Not to mention the way he talked about the creatures and how much he genuinely cared for them. Literally the only other person you’ve met who wanted to do everything in their power to help these amazing creatures.

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You were in the shed in Newt’s case with him and Theseus, whom you did not realize would also be trying to help, discussing where you needed to go and how exactly you planned to catch the creature.

“Well, Augurey’s tend to search for food when it rains heavily. So maybe we try somewhere that’s quite rainy this time of year?” You suggested and Newt nodded his head after raising his eyebrows in mild shock at your knowledge.

“She did say the ministry sent her because of her knowledge on these creatures, Newt. You can pick up your jaw off the floor,” Theseus teased his younger brother, making his face have a pink tinge to it, “anyway, they said it’s in America, correct? I say we try the Midwest. It seems to be quite rainy and awful this time of year.”

“That’s actually a great idea.” You agree and Newt nods too.

“What do they even eat? Just bugs like a regular bird?”

“Yes, and fairies.” You and Newt answered in unison, both immediately nervously laughing.

“Oh great, now there’s two of my brother. This should be interesting.” Theseus wore his famous grin, which somehow made you both want to slap him and made you want to smile at the same time.

Regaining his composure, Newt spoke, “I think we should start in Ohio. It’s been having massive amounts of rain recently, and it’s essentially in the middle of the other states we should check if it isn’t there.”

You and Theseus nodded and you all went back upstairs to begin packing up to leave.

While walking past you, Newt had accidentally brushed your hand against his own and he felt you jump, “I’m terribly sorry. I hadn’t meant to do that. I especially hadn’t meant to startle you.” He nervously looked to the ground as he rambled out an apology, which you found to be adorable.

“No, no, you didn’t startle me. I’m sorry, the reaction I had was quite odd I suppose.” You nervously laughed.

“Merlin’s beard, this is going to be one long mission.” Theseus laughed lightly and shook his head at the painfully awkward duo.

Once you had all finished packing, you apparated to your destination. When you all had to hold hands to do so, Newt looked at you in question, making sure it was okay so he didn’t startle you again. You laughed and gave him the ok.

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Once you arrived at your destination, Newt was immediately looking for any sign of the mournful looking bird. You could tell how important this was to him. He already was starting to seem a bit frantic and you had only just started searching.

You searched for hours, not finding a single sign of the Augurey. Newt was visibly stressed.

“Hey,” you carefully walked over to him, approaching his side from behind and slowly placing your hand on his shoulder as a comforting gesture, “it was only the first location. We’ll find him, alright?” You gave him a warm smile and he sent a small smile and a nod back.

“Maybe your love for creatures isn’t the only reason the ministry sent you.” Theseus patted you on the back, throwing you off.

“What does that mean?” To be honest, you weren’t sure how much you liked Newt’s older brother.

“Not even our mother could convince him things would be alright that quickly.”

You blushed, “I’m sure he agreed just to make me leave him alone.”

“You give him too much credit. He may be smart in some ways, but he’s not so clever when it comes to human interaction. Maybe you two just have the same energy.” He smiled but you couldn’t tell if that was meant to be a compliment or not. He walked away before you could ask anymore questions.

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After much convincing from both you and Thesues, Newt agreed on finding a place to rest for a day while you came up with where you’d go next.

After dinner, both brothers went to their shared room in the small hotel while you stayed seated on the couch. Newt walked over to grab his case and ask when you were heading to bed.

“Newt!” You hadn’t meant to sound so urgent.

He jumped slightly at the sudden urgency of his name coming from you, “yes, Y/N?”

“Sorry,’ you muttered, “would you actually mind leaving the case in here? I promise I won’t let anyone loose, I just…” you trailed off, not wanting to give your embarrassing reasoning.

“Oh, uh, I suppose I can. But, may I ask why?”

You quickly came up with an excuse and smiled, “I just want to check and make sure everyone is alright one more time.”

Newt may not be the best people person, but he did not believe you for a second. Yet he trusted you already somehow. He nodded before adding, “goodnight, Y/N. Please get some rest.”

You smiled in return, “goodnight Newt.”

“Let me get this straight, you let someone who is essentially a stranger keep the case with her?” Theseus asked purely in shock.

Newt nodded and scratched the back of his head.

“Are you sick? Did she put some sort of literal spell on you?”

Newt laughed softy, “no, I’m not sick and I don’t believe she used a spell.”

“So you fancy her then?” He wriggled his eyebrows and Newt turned red, which really was too easy to do.

“No, I just trust that she cares for those creatures and has no ill intentions.” He answered, looking at the ground. He really was a terrible liar.

“I’d still check in a couple hours.”

And he did. He went to the main room to see you weren’t there. But the case was. He went inside to make sure everything was alright. What he wasn’t expecting to see was you, asleep in the grass with a Mooncalf also asleep in your arms. As he got closer he realized you were surrounded by the Mooncalfs, who were all asleep. He smiles to himself while also having a million and one questions. He figured they could wait till morning. However, Newt being Newt, knocked a bucket over when he turned around too fast. He startled the Mooncalfs, which in turn startled you.

“Oh Merlin,” he mumbled, “I’m so sorry Y/N. I just wanted to make sure you were alright. I didn’t mean to wake you, unfortunately I am quite clumsy, however and I-”

You cut him off laughing, “it’s alright Newt. Truly. I think they're the ones who need to be apologized to.” You pointed to the adorable creatures squinting at Newt.

“I’m deeply sorry. You know I would never purposefully disrupt your sleep.” He was sincerely apologizing to them which only made you laugh harder.

After he felt satisfied with his apology to the big-eyed creatures, he turned back to you, “might I ask how you managed to fall asleep with a bunch of Mooncalfs?”

You sighed, “I came down here because I’m terribly afraid of thunderstorms to be quite honest. And not only do creatures help me feel better, but the environment is quite safe and controlled in here.”

Newt bit back the small smile that was threatening to show. He thought it was possibly just as cute as the creatures who had just been resting all around you. Was Theseus right? He shook the thought away before asking another question, “do you happen to know why exactly they’re so drawn to you?”

“My mother used to raise them when I was young. Maybe they can sense that I have experience? Or they like my energy? Or maybe I simply remind them of you a bit.”

Newt tilted his head sightly in confusion.

“Sorry, it was a comment your brother made to me a couple of days ago. He said something along the lines of us having the same energy.” You nervously laughed again. Newt realized that he much preferred your genuine laugh.

“Well, it’s quite late. You can stay in here if you’d like. Or if you prefer to sleep on an actual bed and use a pillow instead of a rock, you’re welcome to take one of them out of the case, just as long as you lock your door. Or, of course, you could possibly talk Theseus into sleeping on the couch in your room. He really is much more caring than it seems. I suppose I could even-”

“I’ll just stay in here. Thank you though Newt. From the bottom of my heart.” There was that genuine laugh again. The one that was starting to give him butterflies in his stomach.

“Alright then. Goodnight, again.” He smiled and wished a goodnight to the Mooncalf that was back in your arms again as well.

“Goodnight Newt. Again.” You smiled widely.

The next morning, Theseus gave you a weird smile, but you decided to ignore it. Until after breakfast when Newt left the room for a moment and he hugged you. You stood, frozen in shock and confusion.

“He most certainly fancies you. You better be careful with him or you’ll have me to deal with.” He somehow sweetly threatened you slightly?

Newt walked in and didn’t even blink at the sight, “sorry. He’s a bit of a hugger and knows no boundaries really.”

You laughed at that before comparing him to an otter, then it was Newt’s turn to laugh and Theseus’ to turn red for once.

Upon further discussion, the three of you decided to follow the weather to Tennessee.

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After almost giving up five hours into your search for the Augurey, you spotted some quite odd ‘blades of grass’ sticking up behind a rock. You looked for Newt or even Theseus but you weren’t quite sure where they wandered off to. You slowly walked towards the rock, hoping and praying to any and all gods that you could come up with a plan. Without the case you had no clue how to catch the creature, but you had to figure something out. You couldn’t lose it.

You grabbed a handful of bugs and slowly walked around the rock and towards the sneaky creature. It looked up immediately. But, to your surprise, it didn’t try to fly or even run away. You held out the hand with the bugs in it. You hated the feeling of bugs crawling in your hand, but it really was the lesser of two evils in this case scenario. It quickly snatched some of the insects out of your hand, but you could tell it was also mindful not to accidentally bite you in the process.

You looked up to see a surprised Newt standing directly behind the creature with his case open. You looked at the remaining critters in your hand, then looked back at the case. Newt nodded. You quickly threw them into the case and the Augurey bolted in after them. Newt hurriedly closed the case and locked it back up. He looked back up at you with wide eyes.

“How did you know it would take those insects from you? How did you know it’d trust you?”

“I didn’t. I guess I just hoped it did.” You laughed as you visibly relaxed.

Newt laughed too as Theseus came over and asked what he had missed.

“Are you two sure you can’t just communicate with them at this point? I’m personally not convinced you can’t.”

“I’m certainly questioning her.” Newt pointed to you, making you laugh.

“You two are really one and the same.” Theseus shook his head as he looked between you two. He recognized that smile his brother wore when he saw it. The boy was absolutely smitten. And he didn’t have to know you well to be able to tell that you were as well. And he certainly knew this mission was not the last he would see of you two together.

[i-didnt-choose-to-ship-it]

Imagine

The very end of the Fantastic Beasts series. Dumbledore (Jude Law) sitting at King's Cross like he did in Deathly Hallows 2 with a sombre expression in his face.

Suddenly Grinfelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) appears. Dumbledore's face lights up. Grindelwald starts smiling too, a real genuine smile.

Either they talk about how Gellert didn't betray the wand's location to Voldemort because he wanted to protect Albus's body or something.

But I think that even if neither said a word it could be great too. Just smile at each other, take each other's hand and walk away, board a train and the scene fades to white.

Excuse me while I go cry in a corner.

[theseussscamander]

presented without explanation

[its-vannah]

Confessions | Part Five | Theseus Scamander x Reader

A/N: This is it, loves! Honestly, this series was so fun to write. It was short and sweet, and that's how I had envisioned it. I hope you all enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

Key:

Y/es/n - Your eldest son's name

Y/ys/n - Your youngest son's name

Y/d/n - Your daughter's name

Y/gs/n - Your grandson's name

Y/gd/n - Your granddaughter's name

S/w/n - Son's wife's name

Confessions: Part One | Part Two | Part Three | Part Four |

You and Theseus approached the maternity wing in St. Mungo's, eager to see your firstborn grandchild.

Your oldest son, y/s/n, led to you his wife's room, eager for you to meet his baby. Or rather, babies.

It was a shock to both you and Theseus when y/s/n had chosen to elope with his wife instead of have a traditional wedding. It was even more of a shock when three years later, they shared they were expecting a baby. Who was due in two and a half months.

Although Theseus was initially upset that they kept the pregnancy from the two of you for so long, you managed to calm him down with biscuits and tea, reminding him that they were grown adults who made their own decisions.

So when Theseus walked in and laid eyes on his grandchildren, a bit and a girl, he couldn't hold back the tears.

"They're going to be just as strong as their mum and dad, aren't they?" He cooed as he took his granddaughter into his arms, rocking her gently back and forth while you cradled your grandson.

Your son's wife, s/w/n, smiled as she watched the two of you with them, "They favor the two of you quite a bit, don't they? Then again, y/s/n is a pretty even mix of the both of you. Or at least I think so. Which is why we've decided to incorporate you guys into their names."

Theseus shot his head up, "I don't understand..."

"My parents died when I was very young, and you guys practically raised me when I was a child. Without you guys, I wouldn't have met this fool," She teased, looking up at your oldest son, then back at the twins, "Guys, this is y/gs/n Theseus Scamander and y/gd/n y/n Scamander."

Your heart melted upon hearing their names, and you smiled down at the twins, "Oh, s/w/n... You've made my whole year."

Theseus tried to control his tears, but it was useless, "I'm honored, truly. Thank you."

They nodded and you all enjoyed it the silence for a moment until the door burst open, your second born son and daughter bursting in wearing large grins.

Y/e/s/n glared at them, "Quiet down you two, they're asleep."

Y/d/n's jaw dropped, "They?"

As your children started rambling about the secrecy of the pregnancy, you rest your head against Theseus's shoulder.

"Darling, I think it's my turn to confess." You said in a hushed tone as he met your gaze, "I just fell in love all over again."

Pressing a kiss to your head, you and Theseus nestled into each other, smiling at your children, and now, grandchildren.

[themysteriousphoenix]

Ooh 8 to protect fascinated by that one...

Touch, pt. 2

Enjoy!! This can also be found on AO3!

Newt knows he would do anything to protect his creatures, but he has come to realize he would do even more to protect Tina.

/OS/

“You’re so excited about this, aren’t you?” Tina giggled as she followed behind Newt. They ambled up the formerly dusty path, their strides uneven as they dodged large puddles left over from the recent rain storm. The air was warm and sticky, the storm had finally moved on making way for sunshine to peek through the patchy clouds above. Newt turned his head to look back at her and flashed a toothy grin toward Tina. She couldn’t help but smile back at him as he reached back to take her hand. His enthusiasm was contagious.

“Come on,” he said as he squeezed her hand lightly.

They neared the barn, the whitewashed wood towering above them and casting them in shadow. Newt grabbed the worn, metal handle on the door and pulled hard. It slid open with a screech and cooler air smelling of straw and dust surrounded them. Goosebumps trickled up Tina’s arms in response as Newt maneuvered a large stone with his foot so that it held the door open.

He glanced over at her and their eyes met. He looked younger here, the familiar surroundings of his childhood home stripped away some of the weight he seemed to always be carrying. The expectations of the outside world didn’t apply here. He stood taller, he smiled more. Tina could see why. His childhood had been lonely, but it must have been spectacular and very different from hers.

She had never seen a hippogriff in person. For all of the interactions he had with them throughout his life, Newt never kept them in his case or his menagerie. He had told her that he had only come across one wild hippogriff in need of specialized care throughout his travels, but had been taken to his mother. Tina could see why. The barn and the vast, lush property on the Scamander estate were the perfect places for any creature to thrive.

Newt dropped Tina’s hand and bent over to retrieve a dented, silver bucket full of various dead rodents. She must have had a disgusted look on her face because Newt laughed as he looked up at her. "You get used to it after a while."

"I'm not sure I could ever get used to handling dead rats on the regular.” She glanced down at the bucket and back up to Newt, “I'm a New Yorker… I see them and I do my best to avoid them."

"There are ferrets in here as well," he said with a joking grin. Tina made a face and stuck her tongue out in mock disgust resulting in a round of laughter from Newt.

“Here,” he said, gesturing to the stall next to the door, “this is Whitewing, the hippogriff I rescued in Cornwall.”

She glided forward slowly, her eyes never leaving the eyes of the majestic beast. Once she had made eye contact, she was enthralled. “Whitewing,” she whispered, both in greeting and as a statement of awe. Newt smiled as he watched her out of the corner of his eye. She had rarely seen a beast of this size, and even more rarely this close.

The creature began to ruffle her feathers in agitation, her talons clicking against the flagstone as she stamped her feet. Tina was too close. Newt, in an instant, placed himself between the two, his body a shield in front of Tina. He reached back and gripped firmly to keep her in place, finding only her forearm. It would do.

“Whoa, whoa, now. Easy…” he said clearly as he bowed deeply. “Easy, girl. You’re alright.” His eyes were open and his gaze was locked with Whitewing’s. He felt Tina stiffen beneath his fingertips, her body was rigid and still. He knew, somehow, that her eyes were just as focused on Whitewing as his own. She had read the book, and though she had never seen a hippogriff, Newt knew that she knew the basics and that eye contact was critical. A small part of him would celebrate the fact that his book had taught basic creature safety and respect later, that his book had done what was intended after all. First, he had to ensure that they both remained safe.

Whitewing hesitated, then bent at the knee into a deep bow. Newt sighed in relief and squeezed Tina’s arm lightly. “Good. Good, so now you bow to her, Tina. Just so…” he trailed off as he stepped aside and allowed Tina to present herself.

“Like this?” she asked, her voice just barely betraying her by shaking slightly. She bent forward at the waist.

“Yes,” Newt replied, his hand sliding up her arm to rest on her shoulder. “Just like that, a little more, now look up and make eye contact.” Tina followed his directions as she waited for the creature to decide if she was worthy, if she could step closer.

It was several moments before Tina whispered to Newt. “What if she doesn’t bow? She’s not bowing.”

“She will,” he said confidently. “She knows you’re with me.” He smiled just slightly to himself. It was still new, they had only declared their togetherness days ago, but it felt like he would always be proud when he referenced it. She had said yes and he was still a bit giddy.

Whitewing bowed and Tina sighed, relaxing just slightly. Newt felt himself relaxing just a bit as well. He knew she would be safe, but the urge to protect Tina, even though he knew her to be quite capable around the creatures, was surprisingly strong. He reached down and grasped her hand, his fingers twisting between her own.

“There, now,” he whispered as he pulled lightly on her hand. “She’s ready.” Tina grinned back at him and he knew he felt his smile widen as he stepped forward. “Now, would you like to meet a hippogriff?”

[aheavenscorner]

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[katisfania]

Day 3: Free Theme

Newtina as Elizabeth and Darcy ~

[undead-notunreasonable]

It's Munday, here I am in fantastic beasts 2 which I'm ecstatic about (but JK Rowling can go fuck herself the huge terf) as I thought I only made one scene. Fun Fact: they filmed my butt walking to my desk but it didn't make the cut.

[kaeshii-art]

2019 and 2020

🌷✨Newt Scamander Redraw 2021✨🌷

I was gonna post this in January,, but then I had exams to do. Honestly ngl,, my coloring has improved a lot.

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🌷Character: #/newtscamander

✨Film: @/fantasticbeastsmovie on ig

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[scribeofmorpheus]

Animaux Fantastiques | Masterpost

THIS IS A FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM FIC

Pairing: Theseus Scamander x OFC

Rating: M

Warnings: Canon!Divergent, Incorrect use of Lore, swearing in French, I dunno--

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Premise:

Grindelwald's war grows more desperate each day; losses on both sides leaves the wizarding world spent and on edge.

Dark Wizards try to occupy new territories to increase their foothold. One such Dark Wizard, Geoffrey Brudwarx is sent on a secret mission by Grindelwald to acquire an old and powerful tome -a Grimoire- with the potential to create frightful things.

With Newt and Tina seeing to top-secret matters at the behest of Dumbledore, and the eerie silence on the intelligence front about Grindelwald's next plan of action, Theseus is left to secure the battlefront inching off the coasts of Scotland and Scandanavia.

With the aid of aspiring dragonologist and avant-garde potioneer, Vianne, Theseus manages to reaffirm his stance in all the chaos. All the while flirting with the preposterous idea of opening himself up to the possibilities of love. Again.

(No idea where this is going, only that it was a 3am plot bunny and I haven't read a Potter book since I was a tween so...hhheee good luck when reading all my inconsistent lore!)

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[poirot]

@hogwartsonline | hufflepuff

newt scamander. my philosophy is that worrying means you suffer twice.

[spideyharrington]

Guiding Light

summary: based on this request for jealous Theseus. also it wasn’t inspired by the Mumford & Sons song, but it did cross my mind after i wrote the line

warnings: jealous and kinda touchy Theseus, upset Theseus, a moment of arguing / yelling, kinda suggestive ending but definitely nothing explicit

A/N: This was surprisingly trickier than writing jealous Newt somehow. I hope you like it :) also, per usual i did not proofread lol

word count: 1.6k

You and Theseus have both worked in the British Ministry of Magic together for 3 years now. You became quite close quite quickly. You never see each other out of work, however. Then again, you’re really only ever home to sleep.

Recently you’ve been doing a lot of work inside of the office rather than leaving to go on missions. For the most part, that was true for Theseus as well. But when he was away for work and you were stuck in the office, you were slightly miserable. You’d never admit it to his face, but you loved having him around. You loved using his height when you couldn’t reach things (which was often), you loved his stupid jokes, you even loved when he would poke fun at you. Another plus, that you had forgotten about until he was away for a couple of weeks recently, is that whenever he was around none of the other men in the Ministry bothered you unless it was for work. Which meant they really never bothered you since Theseus found a way to be glued to your side everyday.

Now that he’d been gone for some time, one of your fellow aurors decided to start talking to you more. It wasn’t that he was rude by any means, he was sweet actually, you just were too anxious around other people. Especially alone.

He started talking to you everyday at lunch and you started to warm up to him and get used to his presence. It was good for you to get acquainted with people without Theseus to interrupt. And Eli was a great place to start. He seemed to be able to ease your anxiety, much like Theseus was able to. What you hadn’t realized was that Eli had a thing for you. Your head was too focused on Theseus to notice. Even when he was gone for almost 3 weeks.

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You were eating lunch with Eli when you heard someone clear their throat as there was suddenly a shadow over part of the table. You whipped around to see Theseus leaning against the table behind you, arms crossed per usual.

“Am I interrupting something?” He sounded mildly irritated, but you were far too excited to notice.

“Theseus!” You quickly got up to hug him, and he did not hesitate for a second to hug you tightly back.

“I missed you dove.” He whispered into your hair, but it was loud enough so that the other auror could hear the pet name.

You remembered when he first gave you that name, he said it was perfect for you since you’re the most kind and gentle person he’s ever met (who wasn’t his brother with his magical creatures). You smiled widely and pulled away to keep from touching for a suspicious amount of time. He decided to sit between you and Eli for the remainder of lunch. You didn’t mind, you were just happy he was back. You were starting to get worried.

Everything was normal, in your head, until you felt his hand on your leg after you laughed hard at something Eli had said. You almost choked on your sandwich as you shot him a confused look, your eyes moving between his hand and his eyes.

“Um, I’m gonna head back to my office. See ya later, yeah?” Eli stood up and gathered the remainder of his food.

“Yeah! Of course!” You smiled and waved goodbye to him. You glanced at Theseus and noticed an odd smirk. He seemed proud of himself for something.

“Thees what was that all about?” You raised your eyebrows at him.

“What was all of what about?” He still hadn’t removed his hand.

You pointed at his hand.

“Oh, sorry. I guess I’ve just been away from you too long.” He laughed and moved his hand.

You were still confused but decided it was nothing.

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The next day you were in your office with Theseus when Eli walked in. You saw his smile fade when he noticed Theseus standing next to you.

“Y/N, uh, hi. I was just wondering-“

Theseus unexpectedly put his arm around your shoulders as you stood, smiling at Eli.

“What’s up Eli?”

“Yeah, no nevermind. Sorry I seem to have forgotten.” He nervously laughed and left the room.

“Eli? His name is Elliott.” Theseus removed his arm from around you and furrowed his brows.

“Well I like Eli better. What’s it matter what I call him?”

“You’re being too friendly-“

“I’m being too friendly? Theseus since when has me being kind been an issue? The entire point of calling me dove was because of how ‘kind and gentle’ I am. A direct quote from you by the way.” You moved to stand in front of him so you could try to read his face. He’s always incredibly hard to read. Even to you and Newt.

“He clearly fancies you! And by the looks of it he thinks you fancy him as well.”

“What makes you say th-“

“Oh come on, Y/N! Are you really that stupid? Or are you enjoying leading him on?”

Him calling you stupid hurt, but his implication that you could be capable of enjoying toying with someone’s emotions like that was the real stinger. Your eyes started to water as you turned around to just go home early. His arm shot out to grab your hand in a panic, he didn’t mean to hurt you. It was really the very last thing he was trying to do.

You whipped around, but instead of the wide grin when you looked at him, it was pure anger and confusion, “What has gotten into you?! What happened to the Theseus I know and love?” You yelled out at him, and he visibly looked taken aback at your tone, but he didn’t move a muscle.

“Let me go.” You whispered out angrily. Theseus listened, watching you leave, wishing he could follow you and just tell you everything. He wished he could just run right after you, spin you around, and kiss you. Right there in the middle of the Ministry. But he knew he couldn’t. He may be a war hero, but he knew he couldn’t handle it if you were to reject him. You’ve been his guiding light ever since you first met. When he felt incredibly lost and alone. When he wasn’t even talking to Newt. But he didn’t know which was worse. The idea of losing you because you didn’t feel the same, or losing you because he accidentally pushed you away. Because he hurt you. Merlin, he really couldn’t live with himself if he lost you because he hurt you.

You stomped back into your office a couple minutes later, “I forgot-“ you started to say you forgot your keys in an angry and mildly awkward tone, but were cut off by the site before you. He was leaning against your desk, gripping the edge with his hands as he looked down. Your stomach dropped. You know you’re the one who should be raging and he’s the one that said hurtful things to you, but you’ve never seen him like this.

“…Thees? Are you ok? What happened to you while you were gone?” You asked softly and quietly, slowly walking towards him until you were standing in front of him.

He remained gripping the desk for a moment before he looked into your eyes and shook his head, tears welling up. Your heart started racing from anxiety. You’ve never seen him like this and you really wish you weren’t. You could swear it was literally breaking your heart in two.

You hugged him, it was the only thing you knew to do. He hugged you back so tightly that you thought for a moment that it was a cruel trick for him to be able to strangle you to death. And then you felt the small shakes of him silently crying.

“Theseus talk to me. Are you okay?” You softly rubbed his back in circles as he cried into your shoulder.

“I’m sorry.”

“Look, it’s ok. I’m not sure why you’re upset but people say things they don’t mean when they’re upset and it’s-“

“No. No not for that. Well, that too but,” he pulled away to look into your eyes, and to be able to read your reaction, “for acting the way I was. I’m sure Elliott is a swell man, but I…”

“You what, Theseus?” You whispered as your heart began to race for a different reason.

“I’m so sorry if you don’t feel the same but I need to tell you. And if I don’t tell you now, I don’t think I’d ever get it out there. I love you, Y/N. And please, before you respond, I need you to know something else. Before I met you I was disconnected. I felt incredibly lost and I was completely alone at that point in my life. I hadn’t even talked to Newt in months. But then you came along and… And you became this guiding light of sorts for me. I don’t know how else to explain it. Newt is much better with dealing with emotions than I am and I’m sorr-“

“Theseus,” you smiled, “that was an amazing little speech. And I can’t believe you called me stupid for not realizing Eli ‘fancied’ me, while you were right here thinking that I didn’t love you back.” You gave him a playful grin as you looked down at his lips for a moment. And before you knew it, you crashed your lips to his. Both you kissing the other as if your life depended on it. As if you were starving. You were then interrupted by a knock on the door, presumably Eli again, but Theseus pulled out his wand to close the small curtain on your door and to put a chair in front under the handle. You giggled before he kissed you feverishly again. And let’s just say you didn’t get much work done that had to do with the Ministry the rest of the day.

[denofgeek]

There’s no fixing the first two Fantastic Beasts movies in the Harry Potter prequel franchise. They’re narratively muddled, lack inspiring central characters, have concerning things to say about the rise of fascism, and notably refuse to make Dumbledore explicitly gay. However, with the third film in the franchise looking to recast Grindelwald, and with Hannibal star Mads Mikkelsen rumored to be in talks for the role, the franchise has a chance to right itself when it comes to at least that last issue. But, with noted TERF Rowling reprising her role as both screenwriter and executive producer for the as-of-yet untitled film, a question presents itself: should it? Or, in other words: at this point, is poor representation better than no representation when it comes to a situation like Fantastic Beasts?

[Read more at Den of Geek]

[theseussscamander]

no thoughts, just theseus scamander in white tie attire

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Newt Scamander

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Tina Goldstein

[themysteriousphoenix]

I'm feeling this story tonight. So much. I wrote this a long time ago, but... that feeling is back. I stepped on the cat tonight because I couldn't see him. 🤣😢😭 I can't see my feet. Everything hurts.

Solidarity, Tina...