#featuring my girl taffy the cat

[bloodonmysqueegee]

Halloween moment

I dunno if cosplay posts do well on here but fuck it we ball

Eye reveal

[musubiki]

cat girl mochi is such a vibe 🥺 her bushy tail was a great choice omg... makes me wonder, do the mages (taffy/ikasumi/etc) have any weird attributes/quirks as well during the night the witches lose their powers for that 12 hour span and get their familiar's respective attributes? or is that only reserved for the witches?

THANK YOU shes so cute i wanna touch her ears ;;

but good question!! this is a bit of an interesting lore tidbit because the once-a-month-animal-features-thing that witches go through is a bit of a nod to an endgame form that theyre capable of achieving after much specialized training thats eerily similar, taking on their familiars features and getting a magic boost!!

and the mages have that endgame form as well!! at least the elemental ones do, in my head i see it as the ends of their hair (or their whole hair?) becoming like their element, so the fire mages hair would straight up turn to fire, kyanites hair turns to rock, etc. (taffys is a little in the air so far because i havent decided if his hair turns into... water?? or ice?? who knows). but anyway this is again linked back to the magic overflow that happens post-timeskip as the witch kings return gets closer !! but it doesnt happen during the same night that witches lose their powers, for mages its exclusively in the powered-up form!!

so TLDR: YES the mages can also get the magic attributes but not under the same conditions as the witches!!

[partybees]

pulchritudinous | midori takamine x gender neautral! reader

because this boy deserves so much appreciation 😩

to put it simply, you are quite the extravagant photographer. always making sure every project of yours turns out to be a masterpiece and giving your fans a spectacular delivery. from posters, to photo cards. from being hired to take pictures of a baby shower or wedding, you can do it all. hence, you take your job very seriously. pleasing your clients is a wonderful feeling but so is being proud of yourself.

“what will it be this time, i wonder?” you ponder to your photography assistant. the younger girl walking ahead of you, hastily going through the documents of your next project. “it’ll be an idol group that calls themselves ryuseitai. a bunch of heroes they claim to be.” she responded. you clapped your hands. a rush wave of giddiness filled you up. “that’s right! that’s right!”

as a fan of idols, (ryuseitai especially) you are delighted to the point where there are stars in your eyes. in fact, you’re charmed by midori takamine out of the bunch. his effort into being an idol catches your eyes. that goes without saying, his pure embarrassment that television catches every once in a while is endearing to you.

“i’ll be checking up on them now. bring over their presents!”

“yes, of course!” thus, your assistance jogged off. you hummed contentedly as you made your way to the dressing room. ID hanging from your neck and work outfit bringing out your most beautiful features.

“i’m here!” you sang as you knocked on the dressing room in your favorite ryuseitai song rhythm. you heard a familiar shriek in the room and that made you enter nonchalantly. perhaps it was the impulse you felt because the shriek had came from your favorite hero.

the dressing room had no one but midori. he seemed a bit frightened, sitting alone in one of the chairs and in front of the large enormous vanity.

“ah! midori takamine!...it’s just you right now?”

“uh ....y-yeah, the others said they wanted to check out the cafeteria of this agency.” he replied. “you must be y/n l/n...i heard so much about you.”

you paused. he had already been dressed up. face with light makeup, ivory clothes complimented him and his precious eyes if somebody were to ask you. oh, he looks even handsomer in person. “uhm.” you gulp. nobody knew why, but you would always like those that aren’t...so eccentric like you. some even kept on telling you that you should be with people of your own kind, whatever that meant.

“...l-l/n?!...what’s wrong..?!” midori kept backing away his upper body as you had gradually leaned in closer and closer to take in his breathtaking features. “my, oh my. you are....” you whispered before standing back up straight and smiling elatedly. “so beautiful! i can’t wake to work with you!”

“huh?...thank you very much?” midori couldn’t respond any other way. to be complimented by a well-known photographer, how exactly is he supposed to react? apart from the rising blush he has on his face, midori could only muster a small smile.

“excuse me. y/n, are you in here?” your assistant’s voice made you perk up all excitedly. “yes! come in, come in!” you opened the door only for her but for the other two staff members following behind her. midori’s eyebrows rose. they’re totally acting like they own this place or something: he thought. he hummed upon seeing five gift boxes being placed on a nearby table.

“i’m sure you already heard of this from the rumors but, my boss has a habit of giving gifts for their clients.” your assistant explained plainly. she smiled reassuringly at midori, who seemed a bit confused. “they have done research on you the most, takamine.” her words made him feel flattered. he had thought that y/n would be more interested in his boisterous leader, or the true oddball of the bunch, kanata but instead, you’re telling him he catches your eye the most? impossible.

“okayyy. out you go. thank you for the help! appreciate it lots!” you passive aggressively told your assistant and the staff members, lightly shooing them off. all things considered, it’d be so embarrassing for midori to figure out the fact you’re intrigued in him. your assistant chuckled. “alright. we’re going. this way, you two.” she led the staff members down the hallway. you close the door hastily.

“okay, why don’t you try opening your gift? i’d love to see your reaction.” you suggest. since he is the only one here, you’d like to take advantage of the situation. the more you can know about midori, after all. “you didn’t have buy us gifts.” he scratched his cheek sheepishly. his breath hitched when you slammed your hands on the table that held the presents.

“nonsense. this is my way of showing my adoration for you boys. you see, i’m a huge fan of ryuseitai just like my little cousin. he was actually the one who introduced me to your music one late night.” you shortly elucidated. proudly, in fact. midori didn’t feel like he was cut out to deal with this type of person. “re-really? i didn’t see that coming but thank-” “of course! now, open up! here, this one is yours.” you slid the fern box to him. he sighed, a little annoyed that you cut him off before he could thank you.

although, when he opened the box. his eyes lit up and his mouth opened into a large grin. “oh wow!” he picked up the plushie of what seemed to be a hybrid between a cat, dog or maybe a raccoon. whatever it was, he already has an attachment to it. he lifted it up into the air to admire the gamboge zigzag patterns and the magenta fabric. it’s cute doe eyes and rosy cheeks are adorable features to it, he didn’t think he has seen anything like this before.

“thank you so much! i’ll treasure this!”

y/n couldn’t see his smile too well. the doll was in the way. “do you like it?” they asked patiently.

“like it? no, no, no!” midori shook his head fervently. “i love it! it’s a pleasure to be working with you, y/n!” he smiled. this smile was more jovial than the others. it felt like your brain stopped working by now.

...

“...right! yes!” you checked your watch, cheeks dusted in a taffy shade. midori is too giddy to have notice as you step back to the door of the dressing room. “well, i- i hope the others love their gifts just as much as you do!” you giggle. midori looked your way with a small frown, holding his new adorable possession close to him. “what? leaving already?”

it was like an arrow of warmth shoot right through your heart when he said that. you giggle nervously once more. “yep, i have to check on the equipment and get my camera ready so excuse me. bye bye, midori!” thats when you ran out the room and shut the door close. midori smiled shyly and looked down at his plushie. perhaps meeting you like this wasn’t so bad as the rumors interpret you to be. in fact, he would like to run into you like this in the future of destiny wants. you started to look cute in his eyes right about now.

[harmonytre]

Comic Plans

Current Projects:

Prismtale (Mondays): An Undertale AU involving NPCs and multiverse travelling. Multi-chapter comic and ongoing.

Mistbreak (Tuesdays): A Steven Universe AU with about 5 pages left of the comic. Then it will become an ask/drabble/design blog.

Flicker of a Neon Soul (Wednesdays): An Undertale AU where monsters have colored soul traits and humans have white soul traits. 10+ chaptered comic with many plans and plot.

Taffy and Steven (Thursdays): A Steven Universe where Steven and his gem are split into different people and Taffy is a wholesome boyo. One page left of the comic, then will become an ask/edit blog with occasional comics.

Future Fandom Projects:

Pokemon Nuzlocke Comics: Multiple regions and an overarching plot. I need to finish playing and writing the first arc before starting the comic. (long term)

Who I Am: A Pokemon comic where James from Team Rocket is a were-pokemon. I need to rewrite it first. About 7 to 8 chapters. (medium length)

Other Undertale AUs: Certain AUs will be revealed in Prismtale and turn into side blogs, and others will be one time comics. (varies)

Future Original Projects:

(One of these I want to make extremely interactive. Like the audience makes choices for the characters.)

Phantulfurs: A comic about teens with powers to see creatures no one else can. I’ve rewritten the first chapter multiple times, but I need to really write it out before starting the comic. About ten arcs. (long term)

Skryculars: A sequel to the above story. (medium length)

The Journeyers: A multi-book series with my cousin. About ten books. Involves animals, powers, and romance. Won’t give information beyond that. (long term)

Unnamed Animated Series: Still need to design the two main characters, but they’ll travel through many worlds from my dream world. (long term youtube series)

Unnamed Wings Story: Decided many many characters for a high school story with wings. Lots of diversity and LGBTQ. Problem is I don’t like writing high school stories and have no plot. ;^; (medium? short?)

Unnamed Long Term Comic: A story about a space girl with wings, a nonbinary person that can shapeshift and communicate with animals, twins with water and plant powers, and an angsty wholesome skeleton bean. No plot yet. (long term)

Short Term (below the cut, any catch your interest?)

(keep in mind many of these I wrote the descriptions for years ago or based off of dreams.)

“Orphan Dog” and “Martha’s Pack” An orphan finds out she can talk to dogs and realizes they are the key to finding her missing parents. (Wrote when I was 8, rewrote partially when I was 13. So very cheezy. Would be even cheezier if I didn’t rewrite it, but still drew quality serious art XD.)

“The Agency” A girl named Jill has secrets. Major secrets. For one, she can turn into any animal at will including extinct, Fantasy, or hybrids. Don’t forget that she can also turn invisible and do telepathy. (Not to mention she runs an entire secret animal spy community…) When her best friend and spy ally, Izabella the opossum, goes missing, she must find what it means to be a true friend and showing that it’s what’s inside that counts. (Actually liked this one too. Even if it’s also cheezy.)

1. “Moos” A boy is adopted by cows and is granted the power to understand animals and turn into a cow.

2. “Moos: Vile Meat” Hoover is back and he must defeat the evil Haystack, a human entrapping calfs in little domes for eternity.

3. “Moos: Cold Cuts” Hoover finds a new ally, one who creates...snow?

4. “Moos: Wakey Wakey Eggs and Bakey” Haystack is back and Hoover and his friends must defeat him before he turns all pigs into stone. (Cheezy series?)

“Extraordinaries” Emma, her friend, Millie, her brother, Clark, and her dog, Charlie, have to travel to a faraway land to save Emma’s mother, who has been poisoned. Along the way Emma and the team must find how to deal with their newfound powers of Imagination. (This one was also pretty good! A story from Nanowrimo a few years ago.)

“The Hummingbird Did It” A hummingbird turns a lazy boy into a dog. The boy must venture across country to find the cure. (Was kinda boring and just me having fun with google maps lol.)

“Sunshine and Rainbows” A girl is taken to another world by rainbow dust and must find her way back to Earth. (Can’t actually remember this one.)

“Nature’s Lifeforce” A boy and girl are given the power to turn into any woodland creature and talk to trees. (Also can’t remember, but sounds cool.)

“Ravens” A girl named Hannah, a boy named Billy, a boy named Cameron, a girl named Lyla, and a boy named Clark, among other students, have their wishes come true. This creates a problem as Cameron becomes a dog, Lyla becomes a cat and Hannah and Billy become ravens. They fix the problem for everyone except Hannah and Billy, but embark on an adventure to find the scientist who can help them. (Based on a dream, I think.)

“Dragon wings” Hiccup and Toothless accidentally sit down someplace weird. They switch bodies and Toothless claims to have heard someone press a button. (ASDFGHJKL WHAT?! HTTYD short story)

“Melody Dreambubble” A weird new pony arrives in Ponyville. Twilight is curious to find that she has no Cutie Mark, was raised by wolves, and bears mysterious powers. (My Little Pony, kinda self insert, short story)

“Eyes of Gold/The Tower” A Fan Fiction based on The Ever Afters series and two stories rolled into one. Rory finds that her two best friends have been poisoned by a new dragon species/As Rory is about to enter a tower to save Chase a random girl shows up out of nowhere and has a weird habit of annoying Adelaide. (Was my first ever self insert? And based on a book series unlike the rest? Cool! Oh I even wrote ten whole pages! Neat. Featuring a girl chasing a dragon with a bedpan!)

“Roadkill” A man purposely runs over a deer on a freeway. The deer’s best friend curses the man, later to regret it because he has to undo the curse himself. (Lol, this was interesting.)

“Melissa and Steven Started a Food Fight” A completely random book that takes the characters through an adventure of explosions, unicorns, and talking squirrels. (Used a random prompt generator. Very random. And funny.)

“Before it’s Gone” A snooty teen crashes in her car and finds a surprise when she wakes up. (Oh yeah, another old story. She turned into a dog and none of the other dogs believed her.)

“The Unicorn Killer” A short story about poachers and Julia. (Yep. Short story.)

1. “Feathers of Gold” A logical young bird griffin, Gabriel, wants to find a way to stop to war between bird and lion in his land, Genetica.

2. “Scales of Emerald” A shy young dragon, Emmie, tries to keep her land, Reptilia, from destruction.

3. “Hair of Crystal” A brave young unicorn, Crystal, tries to find a way to join together the leaders of the land of Equinsta.

4. “Flames of Ruby” A vain young phoenix, Flaxter, tries to capture the eyes of girls. Taken place in the land of Flamia.

5. “Gems Unite” Gabriel, Emmie, Crystal, and Flaxter find out they are The Gems, the only ones who can save their world, Animagicia, from the beings, called Humurns, that are trying to destroy it. They must come together and find who they truly are. (Might have fun with this series. I’ve always loved mythical animals.)

“The Distance from Sam” An 8 year-old St. Bernard named Barry, a 3 year-old Golden Retriever named Mick, and a 1 year-old Sheltie named Sandy set off to return to their owner Sam, after being kidnapped and sent across country. (Kinda like Homeward Bound. Came in mind when I saw these three dogs alone by a street, no humans around.)

“The Skilled” Andy and Ashley(both fifteen) and their eight year-old siblings, twins Alex and Alexa, gain powers from the sewers. All: understand animals and fly, Andy: talk to toys, Ashley: speak to plants, Alex and Alexa: psychic powers. “I used to think my toys would come to life when I was gone. I guess I was right.”-Andy. Based on a dream. (Too many “A” names, oof. Also, toy Story much?)

“The Moon’s Eye” A teenage girl named April gets trapped under a snow drift and wakes up to be a wolf. A nearby wolf pack needs her aid and calls her The Mooneye, a changeling. (Cool. Cool.)

“Unusual Forces of Omnipotence” A woman and her horse are supposedly crushed by a U.F.O. When Tanaya wakes up she finds out she has super strong senses and can run as fast as her horse. Pluto the alien knows he’s going to be in trouble if his planet finds out he crash landed and accidentally gave a human the powers of her horse. He tries to fix it. Told from Tanaya, Sunray (the horse), and Pluto’s point of view. Based on a dream. (Sounds interesting! Title came from before I knew UFO was an acronym lol.)

“The Lawn” Unknown to humans, a yard full of statues come alive at night. There is an elk, two bears, four buffalo, a wolf, an eagle, three horses, a small boy, a moose, a bighorn sheep, and a rabbit. (Based on a real lawn I’d see on the way to school.)

“Dragon Eyes” Max has an ordinary life, until his family, him, and his three friends, Alice, Peter, and Samuel, are transported to another world. His parents are then kidnapped and they have to fight against an evil Mother Nature. Based on a dream. (Interesting. The dream was freaky.)

“Sweet Treat” Emily’s dad works at a candy factory, and one day she visits him and realizes his work is not all it seems… Based on a dream. (What? I don’t remember what was different about his work???)

“The Flight of the Supernatural” Randy thinks he is mostly a normal kid. Sure, he and his dad live inside a mountain, and sure, some flying species of human killed his mother, that doesn’t mean he can’t live normal life homeschooling and watching TV. But unfortunately, Randy’s life turns around when he finds out he can fly. Is his father telling the truth? Did his own species kill his mother? Based on a dream. (Actually REALLY loved this story.)

“Whispering Willow” A girl named Willow helps 20 wolf cubs escape a pet store and then is recruited by a zoo. Pretty soon all of the animals know her as Whisper. Based on a dream. (Cool. another animal whisperer.)

“The Invasion of Our Minds” Little black aliens invade Earth and only one person can stop them: Julia. Based on a dream. (Oh RIGHT! Yeah I remember that.)

“The Marble Island(Possibly a short story?)” Julia goes on a trip to a new marble island only to find the owner turns people into stone figurines. Based on a dream. (Links to the previous story, I think.)

“Have some candy!” Violet, an expert on strange occurrences, needs to help a group of people who mysteriously turned into animals after attempting to grab candy bars from a bin in a local store. Based on a dream. (More animal transformation.)

“The Guide to Mythical Creatures I Made Up” A guide to everything from the Mystic Melody to the Gollan. (I don’t remember either of their designs! :P )

“Trying to Get Back to Mom” Michael and Annabelle meet new friends, while they frantically try to reunite with their mother. (Don’t remember.)

“Surprise of the Future” Pearl travels to the future and has to fight her now-evil brother in his stone mansion. (Not Pearl from SU. Based on a dream.)

“All for You” A man has to overcome many obstacles, such as mermaids, yellow smoke wolves, and magic maps, to save the world and his girl. (Oh yeah, this was a cool one. Based on a song, but I can’t remember which one.)

“The Stranger at the Door” Keith and Amber have lived with their grandmother for many years, but now they live alone and nobody knows. Then a strange girl arrives at the door. She claims they will have to leave town within 2 hours or risk being stuck in a quarantine zone. There will be traffic jams and other hindrances, so it's best to leave right now without taking anything with you. Unsure about everything, including this strange girl, the teenage boy disagrees to the proposal, if all this turns out to be true, this choice will seem foolish. His younger sister does agree. But what if this strange girl can't be trusted. Or what if all this is an elaborate trap. How could an ordinary teenage girl and boy end up in a situation like this. Time to find out. (Oh, a quarantine story? How long ago was this? 2017 I think.)

“The Beginning of the Hybrid Brothers” A backstory that shines a light on how Ralph the Rat-Man and Dr. Discord came to be evil. (YES, MY TWO VILLAINS NO ONE KNOWS ABOUT BUT ARE STILL DEAR TO MY HEART HNNNNNNNG.)

“Unnamed but same as the blank” A girl named, _____, lives in a family of nine. She and her mother are the only ones who aren’t “Morhumals”, or people who can turn into one animal. After the twins mess-up and send a “Morhumals” hunter after them, it is up to ___ and her sister, ____ to rescue them.

“Song of the Siren” ____ is back after her fourteenth birthday. She finally has received her animal and must follow her family to the mythed Siren hideout.

[nadango]

Alela Grora: an analysis thingy

Good day to the funamusea fandom that has neglected my beautiful angel (joking. Maybe.) I offer you sea urchins a collection of observations concerning the eccentric lady: Alela Grora.

I'll be breaking down her personality and interpreting every scene and official art she's appeared in, and even include a couple of theories to fill in the gaps, if you find that interesting.

Note: I believe seichiinara did this before when she was active, but I sadly never got to read it. Therefore, everything here is based on my own observations.

First of all...Who is Alela Grora?

Grora is an angel that serves as Etihw's subordinate. She's an archer and a war veteran, and now destroys Wodahs' garden full time.

Based on canon appearances, she is described by Yosafire as "a weird lady looking for her eye"...Perhaps it's because Yosaf isn't too familiar with Grora (which I kinda doubt) or Grora simply doesn't get too close to others, keeping her cool and mysterious appearance.

To the player, I'm sure she seemed like a cool and laid back adult, contrasting Wodahs because opposites attract. She only ever loses her cool when Ater is involved because of the eye incident, which I will talk about later.

But, other than that, we don't know much about her. Being chill isn't an entire personality, especially when we're talking about a literal soldier who lived through the dark war era. Yet, what makes Tgg and dsp's storytelling magnificent is the way they make their stories more than what they seem. During the game, you have a group of cute main characters who are facing danger, but slowly you start to feel something darker creep in the background, not the angry flame demons, but the guardians of their peaceful world hide a lot more than you think.

Therefore, important characters such as Grora, Kcalb, Etihw, the cats and Wodahs-- who is this big question mark-- aren't going to reveal themselves just like that. No, a good writer will drop subtle hints in their mere actions.

Grora literally lost an arm and nearly blew to death for --ah, a certain group of girls. Reincarnations of Etihw's past subordinates. Grora's previous colleagues she had witnessed their deaths and their burial.

She encourages Macarona and is close to Froze for a reason (she hasn't interacted with Chelan as of now, probably didn't have a chance to) ...because of the guilt and the pain she has felt as she saw her previous world fall apart, she wants the descendants of her colleagues to enjoy this new world a d have a wonderful and peaceful life, a life their ancestors would've wanted. And this would make sense, since she's the only character to not explicitly talk about the past, but also the only one to directly compare Froze to Sherbet.

To sum this up, Grora is a very chill individual who is loved by all, a bit odd sometimes, but still friendly. She is selfless and will fight for what is right, probably due to her past experiences during the war, which she is trying to forget and move on, unlike the rest of the crew. Alas, she can't, for everything reminds her of the terrible old world.

Character Design

Hands down, dsp did the Blancblack crew's designs justice. When it comes to Grora, we could note a few things:

Her current outfit resembles Sherbet/Froze's a bit too much. This may indicate that Sherbet might've had a certain impact on her. I can't say for sure that they were close or not, but he did do something that'll make Grora act the way she does towards Froze.

Missing halo: She is close to Etihw and works under them, no? So why doesn't she wear it? We know it's an accessory, but someone in Grora's position would wear it. For example, Taffy, who is the Head Angel of his world, doesn't wear one because he's not fond of Fumus to begin with, and that includes Olive. All the other Angels don't mind their gods, so they keep the halo. Dsp doesn't need to tell us that, it's logical. Something might've happened between Grora and Etihw, but it's not necessary huge. It could've just altered her point of view or something.

Now, for the war outfit. It is, simply, inspired by Etihw's diamond themed robes. Another thing to note is the tired expression she wore is VERY similar to Etihw's. This might mean that Etihw had a large influence on Grora, and we'll get to their relationship later on.

Grora's color palette is exactly the opposite of Wodahs', which is a good choice considering that they drastically contradict each other. But it's important to note that Etihw and Kcalb also have opposite color palettes, black and white, dark and light, two past enemies who's mentalities are totally different. It's quite curious of Dsp to design Wod and Grora this way too, no?

Ater and Grora's eye

Grora's grudge against Ater isn't simply a grudge. If she is truly trying to heal and let go of the past, why couldn't she just forgive Ater and heal her eye like Wodahs suggested?

Grora was most likely a fierce warrior, an archer, and having her eye taken out must've been humiliating. A strong and pure being torn down to pieces. That incident was proof of her cowardice. Therefore, the lost eye resembles her lost pride. Finding it again means redeeming herself, but of course, the eye has nothing to do with pride. It's just a distraction.

I may be looking way into this, but it DOES make more sense that way. Same thing goes for Wodahs' eye, but I'll talk about that some other time.

Speaking of Wodahs...

Eyepatch Angels

Whether you ship them platonically or romantically, they're still the best duo and work perfectly together either way.

Based on the events of the game, Wodahs and Grora are close colleagues who always bicker and fight over the most mundane things (Grora is usually the one who starts) yet they make a great team. Grora has a bit of a crush on him because who doesn't but these feelings don't seem reciprocated (Small note: That doesn't mean he doesn't care for her at all, and we barely know what Wodahs is thinking most of the time, so we're not really sure. He's also very dense sometimes)

There isn't much to say about their current relationship for now. What's more interesting is their relationship during the war, and boy oh boy, do I have some news.

I'm sure we all know this infamous art, the only art featuring them so badass and, so far apart too. They're also facing each others backs, and considering their close relationship, this is bad news. Only enemies are positioned like this, and the high gap resembles how distant they are from each other. That being said, Wodahs and Grora have quite the history. If only dsp could reveal more about them.

Oh, a wild theory has appeared!

Using these observations (specifically Grora's relations to Etihw and Wodahs, and the missing halo) we could come up with some context.

Grora respected and looked up to Etihw, remaining true and loyal to them. At some point, Grora became/was going to be head angel, only for her position next to Etihw was taken by Wodahs, and it angered her.

Etihw most likely paid more attention to him, and ignored Grora. Perhaps they've hurt her in some way, which resulted into a shattered relationship. Sure, everything was fine after Kacalb nuked the world, but memories and past experiences stay.

Well...this speculation is farfetched, but I wanted to share an abridged version of it with you

And that, ladies and gentlemen, includes the analysis thingy. If you've made it here, thank you so much for reading!! And I hope this helped you in some way!

Also, looking at how hard I tried to summarize this, I'm kinda anxious about the Wodahs analysis, since there's a LOT to cover...Haha.

[feistypaants-archived]

Sink or Swim

Rating: T Words: 2616 Pairing: Kristanna

Notes: I wrote this.... 3 years ago. And have been convinced to post it. I have no recollection of what inspired it or what I was thinking, but it’s a Kristoff as a Lifeguard AU.

enjoy!!

“Dude.”

Kristoff peeked out over the edge of his sunglasses to his chairmate down in the sand. “What.”

“She's looking at you again,” Sven snickered, climbing up the ladder of the lifeguard stand. 

Kristoff fought down the flush that was spreading on his cheeks. “No she isn't.”

“Dude she absolutely is.” Sven threw himself back into the cushions of the second chair. “She's definitely not looking at me with those big doe eyes.”

Kristoff shrugged, leaning forward to signal to a swimmer that they needed to move in from the buoys. “She probably is. They usually are.”

Sven leaned forward to catch a better glimpse of her, and grinned as she waved up at him. “Not her, man. I'm telling you.”

Resisting the urge to look back at her as butterflies began swarming in his stomach, Kristoff scratched at the back of his neck. “Whatever. She doesn't look when you're not here.”

Sven let out a barking laugh as he punched his friend in the arm. “That's because if you ever dared to look over at her, she'd probably lose her mind.”

Blushing fully now, Kristoff jabbed Sven in the ribs with his elbow. “You of all people know I look at her enough.”

“Only when she's working the games on the pier. From the shadows. Like a creep.”

“Shut up.”

Sven laughed again, shoving his friend. “You know I'm just kidding. I bet you guys would totally hit it off if you just talked to her.”

“No.”

Shrugging, Sven leaned back into the cushions with his hands behind his head. “Suit yourself.”

A silence fell between them for a while as they kept their eyes on the water and watched for any trouble. 

Sven stretched, scratching at his chest. “You still coming to yoga with me tomorrow?”

---

Kristoff grumbled as he dragged himself across the sand at six in the morning. He was a morning person, sure, but stretching and deep breathing wasn't really his favorite way to start the day. But he had promised Sven last week that he'd at least give it a try.

He just preferred coffee and a swim.

He followed Sven as he practically ran across the beach, clasping hands and bowing - Was it bowing? Sure - Bowing to some people Kristoff could only assume were his yoga friends. He shook hands with the people he was introduced to, but he couldn't help the grin that was cracking on his lips as they bent forward and mumbled something unintelligible to him in greeting.

He was going to hate this. 

Everyone was completely set up by the time Kristoff was finally feeling awake enough to start this nonsense, but Sven had warned him that the instructor was usually a little bit late. So he chose to sit with his head down and maybe catch another wink of sleep. 

His ears perked up when he heard a frantic “I'm here I’m here I'm here!” coming from slightly down the shore, but he kept his head down while the instructor threw her stuff down in front of the class. “Sorry! As usual!”

He heard a few more mats whip open, some hands brushing sand off of their foamy surfaces, and the sounds of people sitting down all around him. His only condition was to not sit in the front, and he was thankful that his friend at least honored that one request.

“Okay,” the instructor hummed from the front of the group. “Is everyone ready?”

Kristoff rolled his head to crack his neck before lifting his eyes up to see who else had joined the class. 

His gaze landed on a familiar head of red hair, and his eyes just about popped out of his head. 

“I'm going to kill you,” he mumbled, turning to face the brunet next to him. 

But Sven was just grinning that stupid grin of his. 

“Seriously.”

“Shhhh.”

“Dead. Drowned.”

“Well that's not very zen of you, buddy.”

He turned his head back to face the instructor, and did his best to keep the frustration off of his features. 

“Okay,” she started, her voice low and warm. “We're going to start out easy today, in lotus. Cross your legs - yes like that, excellent.”

Kristoff glanced around at the people next to him, doing his best to position himself exactly as his lanky friend did. This was already weird. How exactly did he manage to get both feet up on top of his knees?

“Now, allow your eyes to softly close.”

Kristoff kept one open.

“Breathe in through your nose,” she started, pausing to take one deep breath in. “And out…” She blew it out through her mouth.

He tried his best to focus on breathing, and not the fact that this was the closest he had ever been to the girl from the pier - Anna, he knew her name was Anna.

He listened to her continue to speak about noticing your breath, about how it filled your belly, about how you should feel where it reached within your body before you exhaled, letting your navel come back to your spine. 

He tried to follow the class with the excessive amounts of breathing, but he was honestly far more interested in the warm lilt of her voice.

“Exhale and slowly open your eyes… Good.”

Keeping his gaze down, Kristoff was doing everything he could to avoid making eye contact with Anna, but soon the feel of her focus on him was too much to ignore. He flushed, meeting her eyes for the briefest of moments, and immediately put his head back down. 

“O-okay,” she fumbled over her words before centering herself again. “Okay.”

The class moved on. It started with basic poses, some easy leaning forward and stretching the back, some twisting over the leg - something he remembered from his college days - and something called child's pose. 

This one felt nicer than he expected it to.

Kristoff couldn't help but chuckle at some of the names. Cat and Cow. Cobra. Downward dog… Why were they all named after animals?

He was facedown in an inverted v when he saw two little feet between his legs. “Keep your heels down,” she muttered, pressing a firm hand on his lower back. “See? Better stretch.”

As his cheeks were burning, he made sure to shoot a glare over at his best friend, who was making sure to put on a show. 

“Is this good?” he asked, purposefully lifting his heels from the mat, sending a wink towards Kristoff.

“Now, now,” she laughed, pressing down on his back. “I know you like to mess around. Let's let some others get the help if they need it.”

Sven shot back onto his knees, grinning. “Like my friend here. He's never done yoga before. He could probably use some help.”

Kristoff was already sorting out his alibi.

Luckily the class went on fairly incident free, besides one moment where he found himself unable to stretch as much on one side. Anna had come up to him, placing one tender hand on his shoulder, and the other on his opposite knee, pressing firmly to enhance his stretch. 

“Like taffy,” she laughed as their eyes met again, for longer this time.

After they both turned beet red, she must have chosen not to come over to him again for the rest of the lesson. But Kristoff had to admit that he was thankful for it.

After laying on the beach for what felt like hours, the class finally concluded with a few more breaths and some more of that word Kristoff didn't understand - Sven had said it meant something about honor and universe and how we're all one being maybe? But Kristoff never quite followed. 

He gathered his stuff as quickly as possible, frowning when he saw Sven was talking to Anna. She was smiling so widely that Kristoff felt himself blushing again, and had to fight the urge to run off and leave his friend stranded here. 

“Kris!!!”

He was actually going to kill him.

Sven was leading the red head over to him, and Kristoff couldn't help but drink in her glowing skin, lightly kissed by the sun, and how even her eyes seemed to be smiling. 

“You know Kristoff, right?”

Anna tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ear before clasping her hands in front of her hips. “Ah… I think we've met once or twice?”

He swallowed hard. “Once or twice.” He felt like an idiot. She probably had no idea who he was.

“Well it's nice to officially meet you,” she practically sang, standing up on her tip toes. 

“Uh, yeah,” Kristoff hesitated. “You, too.”

Anna pulled at the loose piece of hair and twisted it around her finger. Biting at her lip, she pointed over her shoulder with her thumb. “So… I should get going!” Her cheeks were flushed as she reached down to grab her shoes. “I'm sure I'll see you guys later, yeah?”

Kristoff was frozen. This was probably the longest conversation he has ever had with her, and she was suggesting they might talk more at another time. His eyes widened and he scratched at the back of his neck, thankful that Sven cut in.

“Yeah, we're working today!” 

Kristoff was ready to punch that grin off of his face. But he nodded in agreement. 

“Great!” Anna cheered, placing one hand on each of their shoulders. “Well, see you later then!” She gathered her stuff quickly and skipped off to the pier, waving back to them. 

“So,” Kristoff began when she was out of earshot. “Are you ready?”

“For what?”

He simply punched Sven in the stomach in response.

---

Sven had offered to treat Kristoff to breakfast as an apology for throwing him into the deep end, and Kristoff had chosen to take full advantage of it. He practically cleaned out the restaurant of eggs and bacon, but as long as he wasn’t paying for it, he didn’t see a problem.

Until now.

He sat back on the lifeguard stand, patting at his full stomach. “If anyone starts drowning, I think you’re gonna have to get them.” He leaned his head back, thankful that there was no one on the beach yet, and groaned.

“That’s what you get for taking advantage of my kind offer,” Sven pouted, feigning innocence. “Cramps and bloating.”

Kristoff had a crude reply sitting on his tongue, but it was cut off when he heard a familiar voice hollering a greeting up at them on the stand. Leaning forward, he found himself (cursing the fact that he was) blushing (again!!!) as he made eye contact with Anna for what felt like an eternity.

“Heya hot stuff,” Sven hollered down, following up with a low whistle and a wink. “That is certainly a bathing suit.”

Kristoff hadn’t even noticed what she was wearing until Sven brought it to his attention. And then he was cursing him again. Of course Anna was a confident girl. Of course she’d be wearing barely anything on the beach. Of course he would forget what words were when he noticed just exactly what she looked like.

She waved a hand up at him in a mock oh, stop fashion, but the ruddiness of her cheeks told a different story. “I hope you guys don't mind me setting myself up right here!”

Kristoffs mouth was uncomfortably dry as he tried to stammer out some sort of response. “N-no. No it's… It's fine!”

Her smile was brighter than the sun, and when she turned around to sit on her mat, Kristoff sunk back into the cushions of the stand, ignoring Sven’s snickering beside him.

“Shut up.”

---

Focus on the water. The sea. The water. The people swimming. The people not drowning. No one’s drowning. So maybe just… 

Kristoff turned his eyes up to the sky the moment he felt them even starting to glance down at Anna, who was laying out on her stomach, one foot in the air, nose buried in a book. He tried to ignore the fact that he could see so much of her. Ignore the fact that her firm, round bottom was basically on display. Definitely ignore the fact that she had undone the back of her bikini top and occasionally shifted to move her long red hair, giving him a glimpse of more than he should be allowed to see.

And he absolutely, one hundred percent was ignoring the fact that all he wanted to do was touch her and let her touch him back. Everywhere. Anywhere.

By the time he had fought down his horribly inappropriate thoughts and sat back up in his chair, Kristoff noticed that she had walked down to the shore and was dipping her toes into the cool water. He rolled his neck and focused his gaze elsewhere, but his idiot of a best friend wasn’t letting him get away with anything.

“Were you stuck in a fantasy there, man?” Sven propped himself up by his elbows on his knees and grinned. “You were totally gone for a minute.”

“Nope.” Kristoff shrugged. “Just exhausted. Because of sunrise yoga. If anyone drowns today it’s your fault.”

Feigning hurt, Sven pouted. “But if that cute redhead starts struggling I know you’ll be in that water faster than I can blow my whistle, right?”

Kristoff didn’t deign to answer him, and turned his attention back to the water, blowing his whistle once to alert some kids that they needed to come in closer. But he couldn’t stop his gaze from landing on Anna, who was laughing as she dove through waves, who was oblivious to the other men accidentally bumping into her, who threw a ball around with some kids, who was just so full of life and who was just so warm that everyone was attracted to her.

He’d been fascinated by her for years. 

The first time he saw her she was handing him a bag of roasted almonds. It was so simple, he barely would have registered her face if it weren’t for her smile. But she smiled at him, something it felt so few people did around here, and he was weak in the knees. 

And each time since then had just made him like her more.

She was always smiling, always laughing, always warm and welcoming to every single person she met… and that was something Kristoff just was not. He liked that she was able to be such a good person so effortlessly. He liked that she was nothing like him.

Anna must have caught him staring, because suddenly she was waving enthusiastically at him, and he couldn’t help but smile as she started making her way out of the water and back to her little set up on the beach. 

He liked her. A lot. And maybe it was time he did something about it.

Scooting forward on the seat, he tried to ignore Sven’s hollering as he climbed down the ladder and landed in the sand right as Anna reached the base of the lifeguard stand.

“Hi!” She looked up at him with a grin as she started wringing out her hair.

God that smile.

“Hey. So I was wondering…”

---

At the end of his shift, Kristoff helped Anna gather her stuff and walked up to the parking lot with her, unloading her umbrella and cooler into the back seat of her car. She squeezed his hand between her fingers, got into her car, and drove off with a wave.

He had asked her for a drink. She said yes. As if there was any question that she would.

Sven rolled his eyes and leaned back into the cushioned chair, chuckling to himself.

“It’s about time.”

[hahaloljkthnx]

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I FORGOT TO ANSWER THIS IM SORRY

chocolate: when was your first kiss?Valentines Day, 8th grade

french vanilla: how old are you?19, 20 in July

cotton candy: three places you want to travel to?Italy, Japan, and Germany probably maybe

strawberry: a language you wish you could speak?pretty much any other language than english

coffee: favorite cosmetic brands?bruh i dunno, urban decay and nyx probably

mint chocolate chip: indoors or outdoors?indoors mostly

cookie dough: do you play any instruments?you know i do my guy

rocky road: favorite songs at the moment?(as much as i hate 13 reasons) The Night We Met- Lord HuronHuman- Rag N Bone Man(there’d be more but i havent been listening to a lot of music lately)

butter pecan: favorite songs for life?THERES TOO MANY

cheesecake: what’s your zodiac sign?Leo

toasted coconut: the beach or the pool?The beach, but I don’t live near one so im stuck with pool

chocolate chip: what’s your most popular post?bee tits i think

bubblegum: books or movies?movies, cause i dont really have time for books

pistachio: manga or anime?anime, manga is p expensive 

salted caramel: favorite movies?howls moving castle, the guardians of the galaxy movies, and theres probs more but i cant think of them

birthday cake: favorite books?The Road by Cormac McCarthy is the only one I have on my bookshelf that ive actually finished and it iiiis my fav book.

moose tracks: favorites for manga?havent read any manga oops

orange sherbet: favorites for anime?Sailor Moon, I’ve been watchin that since I was a kidI haven’t seen all of the episodes but I used to really enjoy watching Dragon Ball Z

peanut butter: favorite academic subject?Science, biology and astronomy to be particular

black raspberry: do you have any pets?Yes. Too Many. 9 dogs and 2 cats is not great. I would just like my one cat pls

mango: when and why did you start your blog?Like 2013 or 2014 and it was cause I got really into roosterteeth. I used to be dead set on not getting a tumblr cause i thought it was all for porn cause a girl at my school had a bunch of nudes here

mocha: ideal weather conditions?60-70 degrees partially cloudy maybe. i also like thunderstorms tho

black cherry: four words that describe you?I have no idea. 

neapolitan: things that stress you out?Not knowing whats happening, not being on time (and i am almost always late to everything), not having time to spend how I’d like, nothing, etc. 

raspberry truffle: favorite kind of music?I don’t know what to label some of it, but I guess Indie would cover all of it. Just go to my spotify bruh

chocolate marshmallow: favorite brands of candy?I dont really eat a lot of candy, but the red packs of starburst, and strawberry laffy taffy are usually what id go for

toffee: a card game that you’re good at?Uno. I suck at games

lemon custard: do you eat breakfast?Nah, if I eat breakfast its a pretty rare occaision

dark chocolate: turn ons?I kinda really don’t know anymore, there was a time period where my sex drive was like 0, and stuff that used to be a turn on does’nt really work anymore. We can talk about this not on the tumblr

fudge: turn offs?losing in mario kart

peach: how do you relax?usually just lay in bed and watch videos. sometimes hot shower, a bath also if theres a tub around i can use

praline: a popular book you haven’t read yet?pretty much every popular book

superman: do you like sweaters?yes, and i unfortunately dont own many :c

cherry: do you drink tea or coffee?yes, coffee. i dont like tea, ive tried to like tea, but i just doooont like it

dulce de leche: an instrument you wish you could play?i wish i could play piano, i can a little i guess, but it takes 100 million years for me to put everything together and even then it suuuucks

blackberry: have you ever laughed so hard you cried?yep yep yep

ginger: a new feature you wish tumblr could have?adding photos to posts on mobile

blueberry lemon: favorite blogs?i dont really have fav blogs so, ALL MY MUTUALS are my fav blogs

almond: favorite mean girls quote?i dont know any mean girls quotes except the pink on wednesdays one and tbh its kinda dumb

butterscotch: what color are your nails right now?dark gray

cinnamon: have you ever been confessed to?like in what way? sins? no. people having a crush on me? yeah a few times i guess

blue moon: have you ever had a crush on someone?yeeeeee

cappuccino crunch: do you take naps?YEAH

mint: the most embarrassing thing you’ve ever done?its so repressed i cant remember. i cant remember any embarrassing things really.

brownie batter: do you like sushi?im picky about my sushi but i like it

key lime: where do you want to be right now?not at home and alone

red velvet: do you wear prescription glasses?yep

green tea: favorite flavors of ice cream?chocolate and coffee flavor

[torontocomics]

FEBRUARY 21, TORONTO: The Toronto Comic Arts Festival continues its incredible 2017 Festival announcements with its Kids and Young Adult Guests and Programming! Perfect for kids and teens as well as everyone who loves comics for young people, TCAF's extensive Kids and YA Programs offer a chance to meet and interact with some of the biggest names in publishing!

TCAF KIDS DAY 2017: SATURDAY MAY 13

Now in its sixth year, TCAF Kids Day 2017 returns to St. Paul's on Bloor, 227 Bloor Street East (at Church). A full day of programming for young people, including live presentations, draw-alongs, author signings, activities, and much more! Best of all, it's completely free, and none of the activities require tickets: just show up and enjoy! The full details of TCAF Kids Day will be revealed in March, but you can count on many of the great creators listed below taking part! TCAF Kids Day starts at 10am, and concludes right around 5pm.

TCAF KIDS AREA @ TORONTO REFERENCE LIBRARY: SATURDAY MAY 13 & SUNDAY MAY 14

In addition to our special-venue, one-day-only event, TCAF will have an on-site space for kids both days, all day, at Toronto Reference Library in the Beeton Auditorium. There'll always be something fun on for the younger set, so swing by and meet authors, take part in activities, and more!

KIDS & YA FEATURED GUESTS!

TCAF has always been lucky enough to have some of the biggest names in comics for young people attend the Festival, and this year is no different! Check out this list which includes Governor General's Award-Winners, picture-book makers, manga creators, cartoonists galore, and some of the biggest names in Young Adult publishing!

Isabelle Arsenault and Fanny Britt are the team behind Jane, the Fox and Me. It was the winner of the Governor General’s Literary Award for Children’s Illustration (French) and the Joe Shuster Award for Best Writer and Best Artist. It was also named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book. They're attending TCAF to promote Louis Undercover, out this Fall from Groundwood Books.

Svetlana Chmakova is an award-winning graphic novelist, with over 10 books published, and work translated into 13 languages. Her full-length manga series include the fan-favorite romantic comedy Dramacon, the award-winning urban fantasy Nightschool: The Weirn Books, as well as the manga adaptation of the NYT bestselling Witch & Wizard by James Patterson. Svetlana's current work is the critically-acclaimed and award-winning middle grade graphic novel Awkward, as well as its follow-up Brave published by Yen Press (and debuting at TCAF 2017!).

Elise Gravel is an author illustrator from Montreal, Quebec. A prolific artist, she currently has over thirty children’s books to her name which have been translated into a dozen languages, including I Want a Monster! and The Disgusting Critters series. In 2012, Gravel received the Governor General’s Literary Award for her book The Great Antonio, about the famous Montreal strongman with a heart of gold. Elise will debut her sketchbook, If Found... Please Return to Elise Gravel, with Drawn & Quarterly at TCAF 2017.

Matt Forsythe is a cartoonist and illustrator known for his award-winning comics Ojingogo and Jinchalo, as well as being the lead designer on Adventure Time from 2012-2014. His picture books include My Name is Elizabeth, Warning:Do Not Open This Book, and it's follow-up, Please Open This Book. He is attending TCAF in support of his latest picture book, The Gold Leaf, which was done in collaboration with Kirsten Hall.

Jarrett Williams is best known for his pro-wrestling/adventure series Super Pro K.O.! for Oni Press. When he is not drawing graphic novels, he’s working on covers and back-up comics for Invader Zim (Oni Press), Adventure Time (Boom Studios), and Powerpuff Girls (IDW). He currently writes and draws Hyper Force Neo for Z2 Comics.

Welcoming First Second Back to TCAF!

Industry leaders in Kids and YA Publishing, First Second Books celebrated its 10th Anniversary at TCAF last year, and are returning to TCAF 2017 with a truly incredible list of participating creators!

Scott Westerfeld is the author of the worldwide bestselling Uglies series and the Locus Award–winning Leviathan series, and is co-author of the Zeroes trilogy. His other novels include the New York Times bestseller Afterworlds, The Last Days, Peeps, So Yesterday, and the Midnighters trilogy. He is attending TCAF to debut Spill Zone, his first comics work, published by First Second Books.

Shannon Hale is the bestselling author of many books for children, including the Ever After High series, Princess Academy (Newbery Honor book), and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl MG novel. She co-wrote the graphic novels Rapunzel's Revenge and Calamity Jack and the chapter book series The Princess in Black with her husband Dean Hale. She is attending TCAF to debut Real Friends with artist LeUyen Pham, published by First Second Books.

LeUyen Pham is the bestselling illustrator of The Princess in Black series with Shannon and Dean Hale.  She wrote and illustrated Big Sister, Little Sister and The Bear Who Wasn’t There and is the illustrator of many other picture books, including The Boy Who Loved Math. She attends TCAF to debut Real Friends, published by First Second Books.

In addition to these Featured Guests, TCAF is proud to welcome even more great creators from First Second Books for 2017, including:

Faith Erin Hicks - debuting The Stone Heart, her latest in the Nameless City trilogy. Other graphic novels include Friends with Boys, the Bigfoot Boy series, The Last of Us: American Dreams, and the Eisner Award–winning The Adventures of Superhero Girl.

Molly Ostertag - artist of the award-winning webcomic Strong Female Protagonist. She is debuting Shattered Warrior.

Matthew Loux - creator of Sidescrollers and the Salt Water Taffy series. Artist of F-Stop, Good Night Gabba Land. His latest book is The Time Museum.

Mike Cavallaro - artist of many books, including Parade (with fireworks), The Life and Times of Savior 28, the Foiled series , and Decelerate Blue.

Mike Holmes - debuting Secret Coders: Secrets & Sequences, the latest volume of his series with Gene Luen Yang.

George O'Connor - creator of the Olympians series as well as such graphic novels as Journey into Mohawk Country and Ball Peen Hammer.

Farel Dalrymple - creator of the highly acclaimed Wrenchies, Pop Gun War: Chain Letter, and IT WILL ALL HURT.

Box Brown - Ignatz Award-winning creator of Andre the Giant: Life and Legend and Tetris: The Games People Play.

Pénélope Bagieu - Already announced, Penelope Bagieu returns to TCAF 2017 with her First-Second Published Graphic Novel California Dreamin'.

Alison Wilgus - author of comics, prose, and animation, Alison Wilgus attends TCAF in support of Science Comics: Flying Machines.

But Wait, There's MORE!

Did you know that this year, almost one third of TCAF's more than 400 exhibiting creators ALSO make comics and graphic novels for young people? It's true! Stroll the exhibition floor to meet famous creators like Cecil Castellucci (Soupy Leaves Home, Dark Horse), Gigi D.G. (Cucumber Quest, First Second Books), Becky & Frank (Capture Creatures), Britt Wilson (Cat-Dad, King of the Goblins, Koyama Press), Ru Xu (NewsPrints, Scholastic Books), and literally dozens more! Best of all, we've made them SUPER-EASY to find on our website! Just visit the Kids Creators [Link] and YA Creators [Link] tabs on torontocomics.com.

In Closing...

TCAF is thrilled to continue to provide programs to comics readers of all ages, and we would like to thank all of the publishers who make our great kids programs possible!

[no-longer-an-alley-cat]

Layers of Reece

I wanted to do character shit today but didn’t so I’m doing it now.

LAYER ONE : THE OUTSIDE

Name: Reece Garrot

Eye Color: Light yellow sort of hazel.

Hair Style/Color: Thatch of dark brown that he doesn’t do much with.

Skin Color: Tawny brown.

Height: 5′4″

Clothing Style: Brown leather jackets and shit kicking boots.

Best Physical Feature: His smile. It’s a little crooked, but infectiously genuine.

LAYER TWO: THE INSIDE

Your Fears:  “Something happening to my loved ones because of me.”

Your Guilty Pleasure:  “Salted taffy.”

Your Biggest Pet Peeve: “People who say ‘something should be done’ and then do nothing.”

Your Ambition for the Future:  “To live in a better world.”

LAYER THREE: THOUGHTS

Your First Thoughts Waking Up:  “Depends on how I slept. Could be anything from ‘godamn alarm’ to no thought at all and just a static of panic.”

What You Think About the Most:  “You’re safe, you idiot, would you just relax for all of five seconds?”

What You Think About Before Bed:  “'Nother day down.”

You Think Your Best Quality Is:  “My tenacity.”

LAYER FOUR: WHAT’S BETTER?

Single or Group Dates: “Single date. Feels more intimate that way.”

To be Loved or Respected: “Respected.”

Beauty or Brains:   “Doesn’t matter which they have if they’re an asshole.”

Dogs or Cats:  “Dogs. They care.”

LAYER FIVE: DO YOU?

Lie: “More than I should.”

Believe in Yourself:  “I believe that I won’t give up. That’s enough for now. Don’t trust myself as far as I could throw me, though.”

Believe in Love:  “Yes.”

Want Someone: “I, uh, I dunno? Eventually, sure, it’d be nice to have someone there, but I don’t know if there’s anyone in particular...”

LAYER SIX: EVER?

Been on Stage: “Maybe in school.”

Done Drugs:  “Sure.”

Changed Who You Were to Fit In:  “Maybe? It’s hard to tell.”

LAYER SEVEN: FAVORITES

Favorite Color:  “Red.”

Favorite Animal: “Wolf.”

Favorite Food: “Caramel crepes.”

Favorite Game: “Far Cry Primal.”

LAYER EIGHT: AGE

Day Your Next Birthday Will Be: October 3

How Old Will You Be:  Character creation wise, I believe it puts him at 4, but his actual age varies with universe. Usually early 20s.

Age You Lost Your Virginity:  Again, varies with universe.

Does Age Matter: “To a degree. Like, holding things in common and stuff.”

LAYER NINE: IN A BOY OR GIRL

Best Personality: “Understanding, supportive. Nice.”

Best Eye Color:  “I dunno. Happy ones? Jade says I have a type, but I don’t see it.”

Best Hair Color:   “It’s always interesting to see people who’ve died their hair a different colour? It shows who they are, in a way.”

Best thing to do with a Partner: “Something quiet together.”

LAYER TEN: FINISH THE SENTENCE

I love: “my family.”

I feel:  “tired.”

I hide:  “how bad things are.”

I miss:  “before things were this bad.”

I wish:  “that I could get better.”

[tlcrescuepa]

New Post has been published on To Love a Canine Rescue

New Post has been published on https://tlcrescuepa.com/week-end-update-kismet/

Week-End Update: Kismet

Making sure that dogs and families are a great, mutual, match for one another is something we at TLC work hard to accomplish. We know that some times, it just seems to take a while to find just the right family and, some times, people who thought one dog would be the one realize that someone else is actually the best match. When things are meant to be, they’re just meant to be and this week’s adoption featured a lot of that “yup, this was worth the wait” moments.

Our little Jedi master, Tink, waited patiently for the right family to come along and the worth was definitely worth it! Chico II also hung around a little longer than we expected but, once he met his new family, it became clear that the universe was doing him a solid for being so patient.  Some things are just mean to be. The Chihuahua mixes weren’t the only lucky pups celebrating gotcha days this week: Cilantro (now Charlie), Delilah, Diana (now Luna Tonks), Gabbana (now Faith – the last of Guess’s pups), Otis, Penny, Shayna & Sheba (now Pippin) were adopted this week, as was Anna Lee’s pup, Chewy.

Two of the pups already have TLC alumni family connections: Diana’s new big sister is Mady FKA Tamber of the Ta litter from March/April 2014 & Sheba’s new cousin is TLC alumn Samwise FKA Wrangler.

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Chico II

Cilantro now Charlie

Delilah

Diana now Luna Tonks & Mady FKA Tamber

Gabbana now Faith

Otis

Penny

Shayna

Sheba now Pippin

Tink

  We have some great updates (including some DNA results) to share!

Baby

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“Hi everyone, Baby’s DNA results came back. It was a 27 page report. She is 37.5 lab, 25 chow chow, and 37.5 mixed breed (sporting, guard, and terrier groups). She tested normal for MDR 1 (multi-drug sensitivity). She is a carrier for exercise-induced collapse. It’s an interesting report to read. You can see her family tree. Have a good one!”

  Taffy FKA Cherry

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“Hi! I wanted to show you how cherry looks . . . she now goes by “Taffy” and had a little haircut today . . . they told me she may actually be an Australian Terrier. We have all fallen in !!!”

  Annalee FKA Anna Lee

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“We are so happy that Annalee is part of our family. She is the sweetest, funniest little girl. We kept her name because she answers to it and also because Annalee is the name of a river in county Cavan Ireland and I always wanted a dog with an Irish name or connection. I think we are meant to be together. It just seems like she fits right in and has always belonged here. I’m attaching some pictures. Please excuse the one in the dress, a friend gave it to us and we just had to take a picture with her in it. I never imagined I’d be someone who dresses up their pet but here I am lol!

Thank you so much to TLC for the gift that is Annalee. We are so grateful. “

  Tito FKA Thor (aka Annalee’s baby daddy)

Tito FKA Thor

“Tito (aka Thor) Is our little sidekick. He goes everywhereeee with us.”

          Samantha

“Samantha is doing great! Wed did keep her name. She is really attached to my daughter Ava!  My entire family has already met her and she loved the attention!”

Sydney

“Things are going well. We kept the name Sydney because we really like that name. We had her first vet visit this past Saturday and the said everything looked good! She is sleeping in her crate at night and we are averaging 2 pee breaks throughout the night.  She loves playing with my other dog, Roxy, as they play for hours on end.

Thank you for everything”

  Wendy FKA Windy (mom to Brinley, Tank, Bleu FKA Blue & Junior)

“Wendy is doing great. We are all being trained so that our walks are a bit nicer. Other than some barking and excitement, she’s been a dream. “

  Bowie FKA Wolf

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“Our dog has settled in pretty well and has quickly found a place in our hearts.  After much deliberation for the week we’ve reached agreement and have changed his name from Wolf to Bowie.  He has enjoyed numerous walks and has met most of the neighbors and their dogs.  We have plans to get him to the vet soon.  I’m not very good with social media but have attached some pictures to this email.  Please thank the foster family and all of the volunteers at TLC for the wonderful care he’s received.  We feel extremely fortunate.”

  Wilson FKA Boomer

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“We had a little birthday party for Wilson and celebrated with a homemade “cake” of vanilla ice cream, peanut butter & milkbones. We also got our fence and he loves how free he can roam. ❤🐾”

  Chip FKA Terk

“Chip is doing very well, he’s a little scared of all the cars and subway grates in the city but he’s getting better every day!  I’ve attached a few pictures, he was very curious about the fountains in Logan Square Park!”

  Lila Grace FKA Haley

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“We love our Lila Grace so much, and she and Bodhi  get along spectacularly well.

Right now they are playing i’m making adorable, playful sounds.

Lila is such a sweet girl who loves to give & receive love. Thank you so much for bringing her into our lives.  “ 

  Zoey FKA Mabel

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“Yes, the time’s flown by and I can’t believe that Zoey’s been with us for 7 months now. When she came to us she was a reticent dog who didn’t like to be touched or cuddled and would bare her teeth at the smallest instance. Today, she’s a loving dog who loves to go on car rides, enjoys vanilla ice cream, loves chicken jerky and doesn’t leave my son’s side. We have really been busy over the last few months and in the chaos and our ups and downs she’s helped us stay sane. She’s just wonderful! Here are some pics for you and the amazing TLC team. Btw – that’s my son’s lap if you haven’t guessed that already. She’s happiest when she’s with him. “

Remember those stinkin’ cute fluffballs in the La litter from January? They’re about 6 months old now

Piper FKA Lally

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“Today is Piper’s six month birthday (we think) and we wanted to send an update on how she’s doing!

Piper is now up to 27 pounds, growing long and wide but not very tall

She was originally described to us as “independent and confident” and she has definitely displayed those characteristics at the Agility classes she has been taking at Zoom Room in Philadelphia

Piper is a social butterfly always excited to meet new dogs in the city and to see her normal doggy friends at the local dog parks

Our biggest challenge with Piper has been due to her protective instincts as she is always on alert for strangers walking by – and makes sure that they hear her bark!

We would love to hear about any of Piper’s siblings if you have any updates on them.”

keep reading because sharing Piper’s update set off a cascade of updates from the extended family

Cooper FKA Laddie

Cooper FKA Laddie

“I just sent Cooper.   Hopefully you got it. 

He’s Much bigger than piper!  Look at his legs!

Cooper is 37 lbs.  He’s also very protective especially around tall men. 

He’s been a great puppy.  Loves walks and gets along great with other dogs. 

He’s very independent and is going through a chewing stage.  

He’s not very affectionate but I’m hoping that changes.  The vet said he could be

Part corgi and chow.  She thinks he might be 60 lbs!  Yikes!”

  Endor FKA Lawler

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“Endor (FKA Lawler) is doing great. We had a rough start with him, but we found an excellent local trainer, and it’s really helped a lot. Endor has two kids, 5.5 and just-turned 1, and two cats. (We have our hands full!!) Every day he enjoys going to the bus stop to see all of his neighborhood friends; he’s very popular. We’ve even had people stop their cars to ask what he is and where they can get one.

He’s a bit unsure of strangers, especially men, but we’re working on that. He loves to play fetch with a number of frisbees outside and one particular tennis ball inside. He seems to be a water dog; he’s  always digging in his water bowl and playing in our little garden pond. I can’t wait to get him a baby pool.  Right now he’s a very hot puppy with this heat wave. We’re looking forward to hearing about his adorable siblings!”

  Luna FKA Laurie

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“Luna is doing great! She’s up to 25 pounds and is extremely intelligent! She is still very wiry of new people and can be a bit protective at times but she has her big bulldog sister to reassure her! The two are always together! She eats like a horse and loves car rides but can’t help but get sick if it’s too long. She LOVES attention and always has to sit right next to you or right on top of you! She learned many of her tricks while she was very young at only 12 weeks! She knows how to shake with each paw, lay, roll over, wave, and dance! She also knows to sit before I open the door outside so that she will never rush out of the house. We went away over the weekend one time so far since we have had Luna and it took her quite a bit to trust the family member we left her with so she takes time to warm up to others when alone with them but she comes around and loves other dogs! She is overall an amazing intelligent dog! We have so happy to have her as a part of our family!  “ 

speaking of family updates, Faith FKA Gabbana’s mom and a couple of brothers sent an update this week too

Zoey FKA Guess

Zoey FKA Guess (r)

“Zoey is settling in very well! She took no time in making herself right at home. We’re so happy with how well she fits into our family. We have a vet appointment scheduled. Thanks for everything!”

        Chewie FKA Armani (Guess’s pup)

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“Chewie is doing great!  He was at the vet yesterday for a checkup and his shots.  He is now weighing it at almost 30lbs.  Attached are some pictures.  His new hobbies include naps on the couch, playing with Roxie and eating bunny poop in the yard!”

Kors FKA Versace (Guess’s pup) & Bandit FKA McCall (Mc pups from March 2017)

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Versace FKA Kors

Bandit FKA McCall

“Yes, we are all doing well and McCall and Kors have settled in nicely. We are into a regular routine of going potty and playing outdoors.

My son initially wanted to adopt Versace but he was taken…so he has renamed Kors. He is Versace now but I call him cuddlebug and chunky spunky monkey! He’s full of energy and loves playing with McCall. They play tug of war daily over rope toys, bones and sticks. Versace has a big, loud mouth and when he is sleeping, we whisper and tip toe so we don’t wake him.! He is crate training and learning quickly to hold it until he gets outside. He is a joy!

McCall has also been renamed. He is Bandit now. It is very fitting too! He runs really fast, like a bullet. Versace and Smokey try hard to keep up but bandit leaves them in the dust. Just like the movie characters, we have our own Smokey and the Bandit. Bandit is a sweet heart. He is very curious and enjoys exploring the house and yard. He has boundless energy and loves to get the others to chase him. He is also protective of our home and is quick to bark at anyone passing by our house. He loves to jump on the couch, cuddle up and sleep next to us. I have attached a few pics for you to show their foster Moms.” 

[logandiggory]

Logan looked down at his plate with a few russet potatoes and a slice of toast with blackberry jam. The Great Hall was still filling up with the students who intended on taking their time getting to the second term feast. Perhaps it was because a bunch of them fell asleep on the train and were woken by aurors walking through the train to prevent sleeping students from missing their destination. A whole lot of first years came in together giving Logan the impression that they had done precisely that. The quiet in the hall gave him the time to reflect on the events from the past holiday break. He took a sip from the goblet of whatever nonalcoholic mead was on the table and faded into his thoughts.

The cemetery was barely covered in the white powder which confused Logan a bit as the whole of the town was nearly to their necks in snow. He walked over the hill and watched the people in the shops nearby file into them quickly as another gust of wind blows through. He pulls his coat together and keeps walking forward until he comes to a patch of snow that looks out of sort. He squints a little and pulls his glasses from his pocket. He bends down placing his knee on the snow as he sifts through the snow. He recovers a small green twig that he knows is not in fact just a stick. He places it betweens his hands to warm it as he continues walking until he gets to the curve and takes a left on a newer area of the cemetery. Logan picks up the green, stick-like creature and places it on the striped blanket before observing it for harm. He notices that it’s arm is twisted in a way that it shouldn’t be. Without causing more harm to the creature he waves his wand over it. It was something that Hagrid taught him, not exactly the hardest of healing spells but something that would heal most creatures. He opens his journal to make an entry. He begins with a sketch of the creature followed by it’s classifications, much like the way Newt Scamander had done previously. Had you asked Logan who he aspired to be like you would be correct to assume he would say Mr. Scamander. He always carries a copy of Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them with him nestled safely in his leather briefcase. The briefcase was probably his most treasured possession as well as the many things that held residence in it. He holds his wand up to the briefcase, mutters a spell, and places the small creature inside. With the sound of the smallest blade of grass breaking, Logan turns his head to see someone approaching. Logan immediately recognizes the boy with the messy black hair and the lightning scar. Logan seems to get up to leave when Harry speaks up, “There’s no need. We can both remember him. Pay no attention to me if that makes you feel better.” He smiles and pulls a biscuit from his pocket offering it to Logan. He wipes his hand on trousers before taking the biscuit with orange bits, “Pumpkin?” He hesitated to take a bite as he placed the stub of a pencil between the crisp sheets of his new journal. Harry laughs before answering, “ I think so. It’s a Weasley recipe. I’m staying up there during holiday.” Although Logan had never stayed at the Weasleys he had visited a couple times with Amos and Cedric a few years ago. The Weasleys house had been absolute madness, including the twins throwing cauldrons into a rather putrid pond, nearly setting their house on fire, and then there was an explosion in the garden shed. Logan just assumed that it must always be like that at the burrow. “I’m at my Uncle’s over holiday, which probably doesn’t compare to being at the Weasleys.” Logan fidgeted with the tarnished gold latch on his briefcase. Harry cleared his throat before speaking, “If you want to come over on New Years Eve there will be fireworks, just over the hill at the Weasleys.” Logan nods, “I just might take you up on that.” The two went their separate ways after leaving leaving an assortment of conjured flowers.

BANG! Logan looks to his right as a plate fell from the table and hit the stone floor. A couple students helped to clean up the mess with a flick of their wands and another student consulted the small boy as he cried about spilling his food. Logan cut a potato with his fork and began to think about the day before Christmas.

Logan is seen walking into an empty shoppe with the intent to buy Christmas gifts for his closest of kin. There he finds an assortment of candied fruits, something that he knows his mother will love. Convinced to purchase two fruitcakes from the older baker who insisted that his family will love them. The fruitcake, a sign of greetings, cake made from fruit pieces and other bits Logan simply couldn’t make out on closer inspection sat in the basket as he continued to walk around the shoppe. The smell of fresh snow engulfed the small store as the windows were nearly covered by it. The old baker kept his eyes to his knitting as he watched a scarf magically construct itself. The colours, like the flag waving from a corner of the stuffy little hobble, were vibrant even when the days were not. Logan picked up a stack of cinnamon sticks wrapped in a orange ribbon, felt their texture and placed them into the wire basket. Shrimpy, his moke-salamander hybrid, was an odd sort who raided the house of cinnamon after ten at night. After his aunt caught sight of the scaly thing she nearly threw a stunning spell when she saw him licking the bowl of potpourri.

As his eyes roamed from shelf to shelf, he felt a little guilt that he hadn’t been spending as much time with his family because after all it was the holidays. He looked back to the baker and wondered about his life. Did he have a family? Maybe he had a wife, four children, ten grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren; or maybe he was just alone? Perhaps he had a cat named Mr. Tuffs that slept at the end of his bed, keeping his feet warm at night. The somber old man’s tired eyes matched Logan’s as a loud crashing sound drew their attention. He checked around the wooden floor to make sure that he hadn’t dropped anything. There wasn’t even the slightest thing present on the surrounding area. The old baker spoke up, “Ei’ don’t be worrin’ ‘bout that lad, the bar’s next door it is, and they often get rowdy ‘bout this time of year.” Logan nodded quickly picking up a jar of pickled beets and shuffled to the cash register. Pecan taffy was chosen last minute as it was too tempting to pass up given his occasional sweet tooth. “Happy Christmas to you an’ yours!” The elder man gingerly placed the items at a leisurely pace as Logan fished coins from his pocket. The last galleon in his pocket was slightly warm to touch as he didn’t realize he’d been turning it over time and again whist shopping. “Happy Christmas” he replied back shivering at the cold he was about to face. Before he could leave his neck was greeted with what seemed like a hug, made of the most vibrant yarn. He knew almost instantly that this must’ve been the scarf the baker was working on. “But I can’t.” Logan mumbled to the man almost guilt-riddled. He waved a hand and said, “It’s a gift. Besides no one ever buys my pickled beets and it seems like a fair trade.” Logan smiled as he wrapped the scarf tighter around his neck. “Happy Christmas and Happy New Year.” He bared his biggest smile upon sight of the old man’s toothy grin and waved farewell to the old baker until next Christmas.

Logan tugged on the scarf he currently wore, something that a girl on the train snickered at, thinking about how although it wasn’t the nicest scarf he owned it was the one that made him the happiest. He brushed his hand over it as he finished eating the food on his plate while falling back into his thoughts.

After returning to his Uncle and Aunt’s home, he places the presents on the table next to the fireplace. Upon the mantle sits a reminder of the reason that he often feels lonely, especially around the holidays. He breaks eye contact with the shiny trophy and takes for the kitchen, as the smell nearly carries him there. The smell of freshly baked biscuits and a newly baking pie allowed his senses to clear and he had an idea. He took for the stairs and made his way into the basement. He pulled his wand from his pocket and illuminated the dark room. He walked to the large mirror something that might be a vanity mirror if it had been on a dresser with a seat in front of it. It was leaned against the wall and had collected a layer of dust. Logan sat in front of it and wiped his sleeve over most of the surface. The blue eyes stare into the mirror as he sits focusing on his own appearance. He notices there are grey eyes staring back; he leans in as he investigates the change. With concentration, he seems to manipulate his physical features and looks at a stranger he created. Almost every feature was different something that Logan decided was important to practice. He closed his eyes and opened them to see himself again, which was a bit of a relief. He thought for a moment and repeated the process to produce someone that made his heart tinge. He touched his face tracing his cheekbones and almost had to force himself to change his appearance. It had felt like so long since he had seen him. He forced his eyes closed and to clear his mind. One after another he practiced his appearance changing from one person to another. A girl with huge eyes and stringy blonde hair to a boy with large teeth and brown hair to a boy with the lightning scar. After being exhausted from physically changing himself he took himself upstairs to eat a feast of the most delicious desserts he had eaten in a while. He even tried the fruitcake something that wasn’t too bad even though his eleven-year-old self would have told him otherwise.

Headmaster Dumbledore made a short speech before sending the students off to their common rooms. Logan looked into the crowd of students making their way out of the Great Hall and spotted the tall ginger Ravenclaw whom he had an awkward experience just before leaving before the holiday. Logan didn’t know exactly how any of it happened nor why she had liked him in that way because she was a girl that all the boys were after. The puzzling situation could have had Logan scratching his head in that comedic way he saw in Muggle films. He saw her approaching him and decided against running away from the situation that others would more than likely eavesdrop on. Her long red hair cascaded from a plait and a purple headband and matching jumper weaved through the students standing around talking to their friends. Logan stood still fidgeting with his scarf until she was standing directly infront of him. She leaned in, and he could smell her sweet smelling perfume, and said in a low voice, “Can we talk?” It was three words that he didn’t want to hear because it never lead to anything good. They walked outside of the hall and down a hall that barely had visitors. She spoke first, something that Logan found refreshing because he was never the first one to start conversations. “I know I was forward when we went to the party together, but I just want confirmation that you don’t feel the same way that I feel about you. I mean I completely understand if you don’t but I can’t go on assuming that you do when you didn’t contact me over holiday.” Logan cleared his throat and began stuttering over his words before they came from his mouth, “Eleanor, I’m s-s-sorry about th-that. I just h-had a lot g-going on and I…” Before he could finish his thought he was cut off by Eleanor, “Logan, it’s okay. I understand. Family stuff during holidays are tough, my parents are divorced so I really do understand how crazy it gets.” Logan shakes his head, “El I’d like to be friends with you.” She smiles softly, “I’d like that too. We’d better be off to our commons before someone takes off house points and we both know that either of our houses will like be affected in that way.” She laughs and Logan follows as they walk in different directions towards their common rooms.

While in the Hufflepuff common room, the students are celebrating coming back to school something that happens everytime there is a break from school. The younger students usually make decorations from the craft books and supplies that line a whole shelf on one of the bookshelves in the commons. There is usually refreshments and light food served as well, even after the feast that they just left. Sometimes Logan would make an appearance during something like this but after the confrontation that he had just encountered, he decided against it. He made himself cozy in his bed as he read a book about Magical Sea Creatures of Norway, just one of the books that he got as a gift for Christmas. Logan hears the crowd getting smaller as time passes and a couple hours until midnight there is hardly any noise coming from the commons. He moves from his bed and makes his way into the small circular room and by this time there is a student making the sofa his bed. This isn’t uncommon in Hufflepuff common room, it is rather common in fact. Logan has fallen asleep on the sofa himself once or twice and was woken up in the morning by someone offering him coffee. Another thing about waking up in Hufflepuff commons is you will always wake up with a blanket over you and a pillow under your head. No one knows who started it but apparently it’s something that has happened for decades without actually making it a rule. Logan picks up a knit blanket from the stack upon the table and places it on top of the guy with his hair covering his face. For a moment Logan thinks he recognizes him but passes up the idea when he remembers that Goliath is a Slytherin. Why would a Slytherin be sleeping in Hufflepuff commons? Sure it was easy enough to get in, that wasn’t the question.

Shrimpy meets eyes wth Logan before diving off his shoulder and onto the sleeping Goliath. They meet eyes again before Shrimpy turns its head and shrinks in size and slips under the blanket. What wizard has cinnamon on his person, even when he’s sleeping? How was Logan going to get this tiny no more than two inch creature from Goliath without waking him up? He could use Accio but it shouldn’t be used on living things including humans nor creatures. Logan lifted the blanket and shook it gently before noting that he would have to search the guy for Shrimpy. Goliath woke up rather soon after Logan started whispering “Shrimpy” in hopes of him coming upon request. Goliath snorted and groggily said “I’ve never been called that before.” Logan was so embarrasses that he could have crawled into the wall and lived there for the remaining school term. “U-Uh no. It-it’s my crea-pet. Pet. I think it’s in your pocket.” Through sleepy eyes Goliath said, “Sorry can you run that by me again? Your pet is in my pocket?” Logan spoke quietly as his cheeks were pink in colour, “Just. Just-can you check your pocket. Please?” Goliath looked confused, “Uh sure.” He checks his trousers pockets and finds nothing but he continues to check other pockets on clothing. “Is it invisible per chance?” Logan shakes his head “No it’s a salamander who loves cinnamon.” Goliath pats himself in an overdramatic way before stopping and looking towards the back of the sofa as a broken cookie emerges from the cushion and a regular sized Shrimpy appears. “I don’t know mate, that doesn’t look pocket-sized. Considering you said that it shrinks I’d say it wasn’t a muggle salamander nor a fire-dwelling salamander. I think you’ve got yourself a moke. As they tend to shrink and often have odd behavior when it comes to strangers.” Logan nods and continues to hold onto Shrimpy as he shrinks in size. He shakes his head. “Sorry about him. He’s doesn’t like anyone except Hagrid and myself.” Goliath waves his hand, “It’s alright, he’s just a curious moke. I dabble in care of magical creatures myself. In fact, the best chapter in the book you’re reading is the chapter about the hippocampus, there are not only photographs of the creatures but an interview by a muggle that was nearly eaten by one or so he says.” Logan laughs a little and looks at the book, “Interesting. Can I ask why you’re sleeping in here instead of your commons?” Logan hopes that this question does not offend Goliath as he glances his eyes to the floor. Goliath laughs off the question and says with joy in his voice, “It’s the most comfortable!” Logan hands him the blanket that was placed on him earlier, “If you don’t put it on yourself, someone else will. It’s Hufflepuff unspoken tradition.”