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[deuynndoodles]

[ID: A lineup of the artist's designs for 12 Links. In order of height, from left to right, their nicknames are Tiny, Mask, Sky, Four, Shadow, Sailor, Tracks, Fairy, Glam, Slate, Vet and Rancher.

Tiny (Minish Cap) is 21 and uses he/she. He’s very small and slight. She has a healthy tan, hazel eyes, and wavy, light blonde hair tucked into the classic green windsock hat. He wears the Roc's Cape, a green dress in which the skirt mimics the forest minish’, black leggings, light brown gloves and boots, and a black waist apron. A golden chain strapped to her belt holds kinstones and a charm that resembles Ezlo. He holds up a mallet in his left hand. He has a resting bitch face.

Mask (Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask) is around 12 and uses they/them. They're short and stocky with baby fat still on their cheeks. They have light brown skin, dark brown eyes, and poofy straight blonde hair that goes just past their chin. They wear a Kokiri tunic and boots, a baldric across their chest, a joy pendant and silver earrings. They have the Kokiri sword strapped to their hip and hold the Fierce Deity mask in their left hand, looking off to the side curiously.

Sky (Skyward Sword) is 20 and uses he/him. He's short and stocky, built of healthy fat and muscle. He has light skin, blue eyes, and slightly curly, light brown hair that frames his face and goes to his shoulders. He has a green tunic and gold chainmail, as well as pants, boots and fingerless gloves. His sailcloth is pinned over his right shoulder and his loftwing's feathers are tucked behind his left ear. He has no visible weapons. He has an easy going smile on his face despite being tired.

Four (Four Swords Adventures) is 18 and pronouns match fronter(s). Four is on the thinner and shorter side. Four has light skin, grey eyes, and a short blonde bob pulled back with a dark grey headband. Four wears a white-and-grey four-panel tunic embroidered in gold with the elements and the hilt of the Four Sword. Said blade rests on Four's hip. Four wears a dark grey longsleeve shirt and pants with boots. Four gestures with a hand, looking a bit scandalized and annoyed.

Shadow (Four Swords Adventures) is about 18 and uses he/it. He’s skinny and a bit short. It has light, purplish skin, red eyes, and scruffy purple hair tied in a low ponytail. It has a scar on its left cheek resembling a shattered mirror. He wears a black hood over his black, four-panel tunic, pants and boots, the hood tip flickering with dark magic. It floats with a hand on his hip, the other alight with a dark flame. He smirks, showing off a fang.

Sailor (Wind Waker and Phantom Hourglass) is 17 and uses he/it. He’s lean and short. It has light brown skin, brown eyes, and very short curly, light blonde hair tucked into a green bandana. He wears a cyan tunic with the crayfish of his casual wear, a green sash, russet pants and sandals. The Phantom Sword hangs on its hip and it wears various gold jewelry, including a joy pendant. He brandishes the Wind Waker with a confident grin.

Tracks (Spirit Tracks) is 14 and uses she/they. She's a little chubby and of average height. She has brown skin, dark brown eyes, and a short golden bob that frames her cheeks. They wear an engineer’s uniform, stained with soot and oil, a red bandana tied around her neck, and gloves and boots. Her right sleeve is tied just under the shoulder due to her amputated limb. The Lokomo Sword is on their right hip and a chain of keys hangs from their belt. She adjusts her hat with an easygoing grin.

Fairy (Legend of Zelda 1986 and Adventure of Link) is 18 and uses he/fae and mirror pronouns. He’s skinny and a bit lean. Fae has brown skin with freckles, dark brown eyes and chin-length dark brown curls. Faer bangs are clipped out of faer face with barrettes. He wears a short, dark green poncho with 3 rounded points, the back two mimicking fairy wings. Underneath, he wears a green tunic, an orangish-brown longsleeve shirt, and brown shorts and gloves. Fae goes barefoot, faer legs exposed with several bandages and scars on them. The Magic Sword and an empty potion bottle hang from his hips.

Glam (A Link Between Worlds and Triforce Heroes) is 22 and uses he/him. He's fat with some muscle. He has light brown skin with vitiligo and stretchmarks, red eyes and short, curly blonde hair with brown roots, going just past his chin. He wears a long, pastel green dress under a brown and pink apron stained with paint. He wears simple boots and Ravio’s bracelet. He holds the skirt of his dress with his right hand and smiles.

Slate (Breath of the Wild) is 20 and defaults to they/them and is also genderfluid. They're quite skinny and lean, favoring speed over strength. They have light skin with lots of visible scarring, cyan eyes, and long, choppy, dirty blonde hair in a braid that reaches their waist. They wear the champion's tunic, a hylian hood, pants boots and fingerless gloves, and the Sheikah Slate on their hip. They rest their hand on their other hip and give a closed-eyed smile.

Vet (A Link to the Past, Oracle of Ages/Seasons, and Link’s Awakening) is 24 and uses she/her. She's a bit skinny, taller than most of the others, with plenty of muscle hidden by baggy clothing. She has warm light skin, purple eyes, and a short pink bob with sidelocks that touch her collarbone. She wears a long green dress, pegasus boots, a brown longsleeve undershirt, and a purple scarf. She has a messenger’s bag over her shoulder, the tempered sword on her hip, the pendants of virtue on a necklace, and various gold jewelry. A decorated cane hangs on her back for when she needs help walking. She has a hand on her bag, looking over her shoulder with a flat face.

Rancher (Twilight Princess) is 19 and uses he/him. He's tall and has very strong arms. He has light brown skin, hazel eyes, and reddish-brown hair that's shorter in the back. He wears an altered version of the ranching outfit, with the green sleeve removed, pants traded for a skirt, and sandals traded for sturdy boots. He has no visible weapons. He looks a bit rugged, with several visible scars (thanks to exposing clothing) and sharp teeth, but is fairly welcoming and friendly in demeanor. He has a hand on his hip and a piece of barley in his mouth. End ID]

updated links meet au!! i didn't touch it at all in the past year but i wanted to start making stuff for it. unfortunately the old stuff was a bit outdated so i updated them

for a long list of personal hcs canon to the au, hit the cut!

Tiny

agender, likes girls (in a relationship with zelda)

talks aloud

was 12 during minish cap, which took about a week

stopped growing at age 12 (during her adventure) due to transformation side effects

resting bitch face and flat effect. tends to come off as apathetic but he cares A Lot

a large part of her magical ability comes from minish magic (transformation side effects)

when he shrinks, he becomes a minish (transformation side effects). this is not what usually happens but he used the portals enough that it did happen

his mallet is charmed to change sizes from something he can use in the forge to a weapon to bludgeon monsters with

has surpassed her grandfather as royal smith

incredibly wary of dark/black magic

Mask

enby and pan (currently has a crush on malon)

signs

was 10-17 for ocarina of time, and got yeeted right back in time to when it started post oot. maybe 6 months later, they set out in search of navi (majora's mask). hyrule warriors also happened about a half year later

common pattern is they get plopped back where they were before the adventure

they aren't very sure of their age and tend to age slide due to this—when asked, they go by physical age (this is why they are roughly 12)

skittish about forming relationships because they fear they'll be forgotten again. they try to act like a little brat to ward people away (surprise: it doesn't work)

as they chill out, they're less hostile but they're still a trickster

transformation side effects really freak them out + they'll try to “fix” it

has an incredible internal clock

Sky

trans and bi, in a polycule with groose and zelda

talks aloud

17 during skyward sword, which took about 10 months

his crimson loftwing isn't “special” bc that's kinda silly (to me). her name is epona

“i miss my bird, tails. i miss her a lot”

refuses to carry a sword around because wielding anything but fi feels strange. he is still the best at swordplay out of all of them, even if he's a bit rusty

the mom friend—but not overbearing, more like he'll fight someone to the death if they hurt his family

nerve damage in his right hand from catching lightning. tremors, pins and needles, etc. doesn't shake when holding a sword, oddly enough

chronic fatigue, narcoleptic

Four

all four speak aloud

16 for four swords adventures, took a little under a year. four and zelda revive shadow when they're 18

four is plural and is not usually in the same body, four does it sometimes for masking purposes (four's not too great at it)

the fronter wears their elemental charm

red (any pronouns, genderqueer, likes girls) is energetic and mischievous. he has the best emotional intelligence of the four. situational arsonist. likes to cook and bake. volunteers at lonlon ranch and dates malon

green (he/him, agender, likes boys) is good at taking charge within the group and is good at management, but sucks when it comes to interpersonal conflict and gets self conscious. he's very aware of his strengths and flaws, and acts accordingly. likes to carve wood, train, and ride epona

blue (she/her, trans girl, lesbian) is headstrong and knows her strengths. she likes to joke and tease but sometimes can go a bit too far. likes to sew, train and spar. dating erune

vio (they/them, nonbinary, greyaroace) is stubborn and dislikes not getting their way. they like to plan and come up with ideas or experiments, which are either great or horrible, no inbetween. they like to read and tend to plants.

Shadow

gendervoid, greyaro pansexual (in a qpr with zelda)

talks aloud

age is a bit questionable. are you 18 if you were mirrored from someone who was physically 16, then you died when you both were 17 and got revived? who knows

recently revived from the dark mirror! he's more or less a hylian now, but with dark magic. not as powerful as during fsa

is really, really close to his links and/or four. they tend to sleep in a dogpile

wears a cloak to protect itself from the sun

usually hostile and assumes the worst of people. conversely, gets attached very easily to people who show it kindness

Sailor

agender, aroace (considering a relationship with tetra)

will cycle between speaking aloud and signing

12 for wind waker which took a little over a year, 15 for phantom hourglass, hyrule warriors hasn't occurred yet

loves to entertain children with dramatized tales of his adventures

still carries aryll's telescope as a good luck charm

loves to brag about how cool its sister is

recycled the hero's tunic into a sash and bandana so it'd actually wear it

replaced the center gem of the joy pendant with a pirate stone! likes to lend stones out when they separate into groups

congenital hard of hearing. was shy as a kid, especially due to widespread sign language being lost with the great flood, but eventually learned how to sign and speak aloud. very good at lipreading. now will never shut up. likes to talk loudly and hear his own voice

Tracks

demigirl, lesbian (dating zelda)

signs. it takes a bit longer because some signs are unavailable

was 12 for spirit tracks, took half a year

enjoys coming up with outlandish tales on how they lost their arm

generally pretty open and friendly, except for when they're tired or pissed off by someone

sees ghosts

Fairy

agender, aroace

signs

was 12 for legend of zelda 1986, which took a year and a couple months, and 16 for adventure of link which took a year

has some fairy blood, when he left calatia at age 10 fairies helped guide him and taught him a bit about magic

shy sweetheart at first, but when fae opens up to you fae likes to play minor pranks and jokes (he, sailor and mask like to team up on pranks)

very good at foraging and other various wildlife skills, yet gets lost even with a map in front of him

Glam

trans and gay (currently single)

tends to speak aloud, signs when exhausted

was 17 for link between worlds, which took a year, and 19 for triforce heroes, which took half a year

is a blacksmith. does everyday supplies like nails, tools, utensils, etc, but can also craft weapons if necessary. forges all his own weapons

he and tiny compare blacksmithing techniques

paints and does art in his off time. it was originally a coping mechanism he, zelda, and the sages attempted, but he ended up really enjoying it and continued afterwards

the stereotypical camp gay. likes ‘feminine’ things like makeup, fashion and skirts

lives with ravio + is married to him for tax benefits/citizenship reasons. they're gay but not for each other

Slate

genderfluid, pan (defaults to they/them, in a qpr with zelda)

signs, uses the slate as augmentative/alternative communication when necessary

was (1)17 for botw, which took over a year and a half

likes to talk about their amazing friends

had plenty of time to confront their trauma and is proud of their land and people for returning after the calamity

knows every nook and cranny of their era's hyrule

doesn't know the difference between edible and poisonous. still manages to make delicious food that no one throws up later

totk is semi-canon, as in a lot of the setup is established, but the actual game events haven't occurred

Vet

trans, lesbian (grieving marin)

usually signs unless she has something to say and nobody's listening to her

kinda bitter due to grief, doesn't talk much unless she's being a know-it-all

hoarder. has lots of duplicate items or items with the most ridiculous purposes

wears marin's necklace under her tunic

as she deals with her trauma, she becomes more animated and sweet. it's not just marin she has to work through, though

also, marin is from the adult timeline just after the great flood and believes link has died. oops!

Rancher

trans, straight

speaks aloud

was 17 for twilight princess, which took a year and a half

still a bit hung up on midna leaving

closeted emo

trying really, really hard to fit into his lifestyle pre-adventure but is failing

knows he looks threatening so he tries to tone it down. it doesn't work all the time, especially when he gets angry

initially hated to leave ordon again, but he finally feels good again so he's conflicted

midna taught him her twili abilities towards the end because she knew she'd have to leave. he's still pretty good at them

sharp teeth and sharp nails (transformation side effects)

note about hyrule warriors: due to its status as not canon in the timeline but the appeal of time shenanigans, i've decided it has a tenuous place in the timeline. it's schrodinger's cat—it happened and a lot of the people involved in the war remember it, but it caused a time paradox, it's not written in the history books, and most peoples' memory of it was erased. hyrule warriors link will not be showing up but he may be mentioned at times.

[govindhtech]

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[todearself]

This is a story, about my father, ayah.

He is not highly educated man, penoreh getah. Growing up, i know we are not rich or in other word- miskin. But every year, mesti akan ada baju,kasut, beg sekolah yang baru despite knowing money is really not enough. Can still remember ayah brought us to Rompin to buy kelengkapan sekolah yang baru. Rompin is really quite far from home. But the prices way more cheaper, hence there we go kedai ekonomi rompin. Walaupun duit sekadar cukup2, i never need to berlapar. There is always food at home. Tak pernah sekali pun ayah tak bagi duit belanja sekolah. Dulu dulu rasa kan best kalau dapat makan ayam hari2, sebab selalunya lauk kat rumah is always ikan.

Ayah hantar dan jemput sekolah daily without miss. There is many time i need to ride home with ayah and with 2 other siblings. Means that there are four of us on the motorbike. Cant really remember how i felt at that time, the only thing i remember, sempit sangat, tak muat..

Fast forward to the latest memory before ayah left..

Delivered a baby, balik berpantang di kampung. Everyday, every morning ayah akan collect plastic sampah dlm bilik yg dh penuh dgn pampers dan buang, lepas tu ayah letak plastic baru. Ayah akan tanya mak hari2 nak beli apa nak masak untuk makan pantang. Nak kena ke kk untuk follow up baby, husband dh kena balik keje. Ayah tak boleh drive sbb mata dh tak nampak. Then ayah will ask around utk tolong hantar ke kk. Mintak cik mahat then cik bakar hantar. Also ada few time masa pantang rasa dah buat salah dgn ayah. Didnt want to mention, only making my heart ache even more.

Masa pantang juga in jan 2024,at midnight, suddenly ayah complaint of sob and nampak ayah dah gasping. I know, its the renal failure. After that startla rutin ayah hd 1,3,5.

Sempat sambut raya, the last raya with ayah in march 2024. They are celebrating birthday ayah in may 2024, the last birthday. Didnt attend, cant remember why. Few days after that, mak ambulance call from home, ayah not responsive. Admitted hjem, mssa bacteremia require 6/52 iv abx. Almost completed abx, ayah desat, cxr worsening require np to fm to hfm but still tachypneic. The night i visited ayah, saw ayah tachypneic on hfm, tired, lethargic. Decided for intubation. Ayah refused, ayah cakap kenapa nak kena tidurkan ayah?sampai bila? I said kalau ayah dah ok nanti kita cabutla tiub tu…. However deep down i dont know..

Intubated sent htan. 1/12 unable to extubate, did tracheostomy. Send back hjem. However ayah no longer himself. He is in pain and suffer. During suctioning, with sacral sore.

Able to bring ayah home, end of august. Went back home weekend before ayah left. Little that i know, that was the last time…..

Before going back, salam ayah, tunjuk daneen dekat ayah . Ayah senyum. Ayah senyum, with sadness in his eyes…

I forgot to ask forgiveness from him.

I didnt say that i love him, never said this throughout my life.

If only i know that was the last time i would say

Ayah, kak cik minta maaf. Byk buat salah, buat ayah kecil hati. Terima kasih dah banyak berkorban dan besarkan kak cik��

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Ya Allah ampunkanlah dosa ayah, ringankan lah azab kubur. Tempatkanlah ayah di dalam syurga Engkau. Ya Allah, aku bersaksi, ayah dah jalan kan tanggungjawab sbg seorg ayah dengan sempurna.

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And hence i always refused to talk about ayah. My heart, my mind cant accept it. The only thing left in me is the regret and the why and the if only. If only this and that…

[roombagreyjoy]

mmmmmm maybe if i could go to sleep without experiencing a crushing emotional pain due to my ongoing loneliness that'd make me rest for longer than three hours at a time BUT how would I write bad poetry in my notes app at 4am then huh???? huh????

[fw00shy]

Guest List

"Portraits won't take up seats," Harry says, blurry-eyed from a mere glimpse of the seating chart. It reminds him of the Marauder's Map, with all the names scribed in tiny print. He doesn't recognise most of them, but he spots his next to Draco's, at the end of the room.

"And they won't need dinner or cake, just—you know. Wall space. Which we've plenty of."

"Your point?" Draco says, his brows knitted with the effort of ensuring that all two-hundred-and-fifty-four guests are accounted for.

"I mean." Harry gnaws at his lip. "I think it'd be nice."

"You want portraits. To attend our wedding."

"It was just an idea."

"No, no," Draco says slowly. He looks up, realisation rippling over his face. Harry feels hot; fragile.

"How many?" Draco asks.

"Six." There is Dumbledore, Snape, Sirius and Lupin and Tonks, Fred. 

Draco scrunches his face up, making his own list. When he finishes, he says, "Seven, actually." His face is soft. "I was going to wait until after the wedding, but it's probably better if I show you now."

Harry follows him to their closet, where Draco pulls out a frame wrapped in brown parchment. Harry knows a little of what to expect, and his head's dizzy just thinking about it, his fingers clumsy like he's forgotten how to use them.

Encased is a vivid portrait of a slumbering house-elf, scribbled in the broad strokes of a cheerful child. 

"Dobby?" Harry calls.

Dobby rouses at his name, blinking open big brown eyes and shaking out noodly purple legs over sloppy initials—DLM. "Is Dobby really seeing Harry Potter?" he squeaks, his ears twitching.

"Portrait magic's not supposed to work like that," Draco says, too-fast.

But it did.

Harry looks up, eyes wet.

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For today’s @drarrymicrofic prompt, guest list!

[vukovich]

for the end of year asks, what about any multiple of 3?

3. Favorite line/scene you wrote this year.

*Mom glare* How dare you, Fwooshinator. How dare. Too many wordses. Fine. A smattering.

The Ugly Duckling and the Peacock (Draco/Neville)

He’d been sneaking peeks at me for the better part of an hour. Not that I minded. The man was gorgeous in a way that made me want his DNA up my arse just to see if it was contagious.

Potter's Got a Tiny Dick (that I can't stop thinking about swallowing whole)

Just grinding that perfect little dick against his dumb hand.  I hate his hand.  His hand has no idea what it's doing.  I, however, have been thinking about glomming myself face-first onto his pelvis like a cleaner fish all fucking day.

I lowkey hate sharing poetry from Eagles in Truro out of context, but this is probably my favorite one. It's a complicated polycule, that one.

My Quatrain and Stanzas Big Dipper, Ladle, God’s Gourd, Four make the basin, and then three more Heavenly shape I’ve most-adored. Bowl held steady, bottom right Handle reaching into night Melded, yet, by couplings tight Four in the bed, but three loves more Fond, familial rapport. Earthly shapes I’ve most-adored. DLM 2008 Wheal Elvan Truro ******************************** Published and distributed by Flourish & Blotts, 2021 *********************************

Garnishes

"Oh," Draco said in a sigh.  "The hair.  Oh, right.  Thank-"

"No!" Lou shouted as he zipped up.  "Veela shit.  No displays of gratitude on your part, or it won't work.  You have earned a gift from a Veela, to do with what you wish."

"I... Alright.  And this, then?" Draco demonstrably opened and closed his other hand, which was starting to get tacky.

"Well, that's just a handful of jizz, isn't it?"

[starkidpotty]

The Good Side [DLM]

You and Draco lament on what could’ve been and what would’ve been fun had things been different. 

Pairing: Draco Malfoy x Reader 

Words: ~2.1k

A/N: I took a lot of liberties writing Draco out, so I’m sorry if the characterization is a little whack. (any draco writers out there...advice is welcome pls message huhu) i hope u guys enjoy it nonetheless <3 

The sun beat down on the northern part of Diagon Alley that day. It was the transitional period between summer and spring, where the weather hit just the right spot and everyone was out to enjoy their time. It was quite the contrast to what you and Draco had come to discuss at Florean Fortescue’s Ice Cream Shop.

Draco was sat across from you, people-watching while scooping up his raspberry ice cream. You decided against ice cream that day, with your hands folded gracefully on your lap. You and he would occasionally steal glances at each other, trying to urge each other to start the conversation. Whether it was pride or shyness that hindered you two from talking, you were not sure. The heat was starting to get to you, as you were now starting to get annoyed with the silence you two didn’t need to share. 

“How’s the MACUSA and Ministry effort?” Draco starts, as though he were aware of the irritation building inside you. He was always one step ahead of you, a skill he still proved to have been proficient at even though it had been years after you two parted ways. 

“Same old, same old–only I spearhead it now.” You answer him quite proudly. He stops picking at his ice cream to flash a smile your way. 

“I always told you’d  get it, didn’t I? The Ministry would be fools to let such talent go to waste.” 

A heavy pause blankets you both. The air between you two was a tripe mixture of nostalgia and despondency. As uncomfortable as it was, neither of you made moves to fuel the conversation further. Draco picks at his cup again, and you fixate on a wizard carrying a stack of books making his way out of Flourish and Blott’s. 

You take a deep breath in, “Alright, I think it’s time to save us the awkwardness, yeah?” 

Draco puts down his ice cream cup, turning his body and chair to face you. He perches his folded hands on the table and looks at you intently. Your body is still facing the street the ice cream shop overlooks, but your head is turned to look back at him. 

“I need the ring back.” He states his purpose simply. 

“Then, you’ll get it back. Need not worry, Draco.” You grab your purse and shuffle through its contents until you finally palm the velvet ring box. You gently place the box on the table. 

“Perfect.” Draco says to you, as he opens the ring box, examining the emerald ring inside. 

“When are you planning on asking Astoria?” You ask Draco, trying to make your tone as neutral as possible. 

“All I can say is soon. I just know I’m going to marry her.” 

You won’t lie to yourself and say that there isn’t a small part of you that finds this deeply saddening. Draco and your’s relationship was good, to say the least–as good as it gets as childhood acquaintances to Slytherin housemates to lovers. All firsts were shared with each other: first kiss, first time, first I love you’s. You watched him as he received the Dark mark, held his hand through Lucius’ trial after the war, and watched each other in the early stages of your respective careers. It wasn’t the beginning and middle that was terrible so much as the end. There was never any big event that had caused either of you to fall out of love. There was no third party, no betrayal, no selfishness, no greed. It was quiet–that was the best way you could describe it–the ending crept up on the both of you, sleeping on your chests until the weight became too heavy to shudder away. You looked at each other and no longer sought each other out in the future. The breakup itself was amicable and neutral, with the both of you accepting that you had merely outgrown each other, despite having grown together. On some nights, imagining what could’ve been sent you down two paths, where you either resented each other or fell back in together. It bothers you sometimes to think of the latter, but you know well enough it was going to be the former. 

You smile sweetly at Draco in response, looking back down at your hands as you were at a loss for words. 

“I’m glad you found someone, I really am.” You say as you finally unknot the tie your tongue was in.

Draco looks around, as though making sure no one would be able to hear the next sentence to fall out of his mouth.  “D’you ever think we could’ve made it to that point?” 

“You did propose to me, hence why we’re here.” You chuckle lightly and continue, “but, I think we would’ve grown to hate each other, if I’m being honest, Draco.” 

Draco squints to look up at the sun, trying to muster a response. 

You look back at him with your mouth twisted into a half-smile, brows furrowed, mildly amused that he asked. He finally turns to you and catches your expression, making him smile slightly. 

“Why do you think that?” Draco asks you intently. 

“Well, I think we just became different people. It wasn’t anyone’s fault.” 

One of the things Draco had to learn was choosing his words carefully before speaking them. He was never keen on being heedful with what he’d say, as evidenced by his formative years at Hogwarts, even when he was talking to you. However, his early years in litigation forced him to catch his tongue before it made any unfavorable comment on stakeholders during a trial. His eyes were shut in deep concentration, trying to map out what to say next to you. 

“What happened between us?” Draco asks you. “I still ask myself that a lot sometimes. Not for anything, but it’s just hard for me to understand. It just happened upon us, quickly too might I add.” 

You take a few moments to ponder, to craft out your dialogue, “It wasn’t that anything happened, Draco. It was moreso that nothing happened at all.”

“Did we grow to hate each other, is that it?” Draco tries hard to hide his classic schoolboy sneer, but fails. 

“Draco, I could never hate you. You of all people should know that.” You huff out, suddenly frustrated at his tone. 

“Sorry, [Y/N], that didn’t come out quite right.” 

“S’alright, I understand.” 

Draco curses himself for the drastic change in mood, he didn’t mean for it to happen. 

“It’s just strange to think, I suppose.” He asks again, more careful now with his tone.

“What is?” You turn your head to face him. Suddenly, the years you spent apart are splayed on his face in developing forehead wrinkles and tired eyes. You are studying the new features on his face intently, making sure that this is the Draco you had spent more than two decades with. 

“Weren’t we always sure of what was to come to both of us? As though we had so much control over the next few years of our lives?” 

You breathe in and close your eyes before you answer. In a flash, you are taken back to nights spent in the Slytherin common room, talking hypothetical situations with Draco–what you’d do if in the event the hospital made a mistake and you were having twins instead of one child, what if you became a quidditch star and he your number #1 fan instead of working for the Ministry, what if you both ran off to an island off the coast of Greece and raised sheep and never came back? 

You reply to him solemnly, “I think the universe is funny that way, don’t you think?” 

“Merlin, you sound like you belong with the quacks in the Department of Mysteries.” 

“Shut up, it’s a saying muggles like to parrot, thought it would go nicely with the tone of conversation.” 

Draco pauses and continues, “Didn’t we always have our own sense of time? That extended into our plans, who our hypothetical kids would be. It’s insane to me how that changed so fast,” 

“I agree.” You tell him, “We were supposed to marry each other, for Merlin’s sake!” 

Draco sighs, looking off to the side. 

You never held any ill-intent with how you and Draco ended, but now you realize that was just you. Not once had you considered that he was hurting more than you due to the peaceful nature of the breakup. It was criminally naive of you to have thought Draco was just as at peace as you after ending a decade-long relationship. 

“Well, do you hate me, Draco?” You ask him at your realization. 

“More than 10 years together and, what? Four years apart, you think I could hate you?” Draco asks you, almost offended at your question. “You know the answer to that, [Y/N].”

“Were you ever angry at me? For how,” You pause trying to look for the term to best describe, “calm I was when I told you I wanted to leave?”

Draco’s practiced this conversation so many times in his head, but he still takes a moment to process the words he wants to use to convey his emotions. “For a time, yes. I was angry with you. But not the kind of angry I usually am. It was an anger that made me question so many things.”

“I had just always thought time was an excellent indicator of a strong relationship, I mean, 10 years? Would you question it then? A decade? So, to put it simply, I was angry–angry that time wasn’t enough to salvage what we had. But, I think that was naivety talking. This is in no offense to you at all, I cherish our time together so much so. But, Astoria? It’s as right as anything, and not even time could tell me how to feel about her.” 

You look at Draco in awe, wondering when he had crossed the line from boy to man in the four years you spent apart. Draco was always smart, no doubt. But, this Draco sat in front of you–carefully choosing his words and explaining his emotions–it was entirely new. You reached over to hold Draco’s hand, but not in the way you and he would hold hands years ago. It was in an I’m proud of how far you’ve grown, type of way. Draco was taken aback, but understood quickly, always privy to your emotions, whether they were tacit or overt. He squeezed your hand back. 

“[Y/N], I need you to know that you are such a huge part of who I am today, I can never discount that. Ever.” Draco says to you, your hand still in his. “We’ve done so much good for each other, we really have.” 

“We really have, Draco. Astoria’s so lucky, she has to know that.” 

Draco’s famous smirk makes an appearance on his mouth, “I’m damn well sure she knows.” 

You throw your head back in laughter, letting go of his hand, “Merlin, there you are again–cocky boy from Slytherin.” 

“Cocky boy from the litigation department, I’d rather hear that.” 

You both laugh at each other like no time has passed. Like both of you were back in the Slytherin common room after bedtime talking about all the dumb things two teenagers thought were important at the time. You two catch up a little bit more, further detailing your efforts in dating and at the ministry (with the former being quite futile), and he diving into how he and Astoria came to be. You and Draco filled in the blanks from the last few years until the conversation boils down to a halt. You say your goodbyes, hugging each other, wishing each other well and walking toward opposite ends of Diagon Alley. 

As much as you thought this a heavy task to fulfill, you left the conversation with a light heart and even lighter shoulders. There is relief you haven’t felt since you left Draco. The relationship, as good as it was, was best left how it ended. No mourning, no lamenting could rewrite the ending or the years succeeding it in the same way no regret or guilt could change the years prior to it. All you knew was the good that you and Draco left in the spaces between you two. 

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[dramioneasks]

HP Fests: Mad Frankenstein Fest 2020

July - September 2020:

All Mixed Up by Pargcool - G, one-shot - You’ve got to be kidding me. Hermione froze, her eyes fixed on the back of the man wiping down the bar counter. Lydia—according to her name tag—didn’t seem to notice her sudden lack of attention and continued her introductory spiel. The words faded into the background, Hermione’s gaze narrowing on the back of the bartender’s head. She’d only seen that bright platinum hair once before, but surely it was just a coincidence. What the hell would Draco Malfoy be doing in a random muggle bar?

Architectural Symmetry by MissELY, Wolfqng - T, one-shot - Draco Malfoy hadn't planned on setting foot in Malfoy Manor ever again. Maybe to set it on fire. So when he and his curse-breaking partner, Hermione Granger, were assigned to go there he dashed off a response to their supervisor "Under no circumstances will we take this bloody assignment, are you out of your mind? -DLM" Hermione, however, had other ideas

Breaking the wall by DaniiiAnn, VGinny - T, one-shot - The prompt was Healers or Co-workers at St Mungo's. It's seven years since the war, Draco is a speciality Healer and Hermione is his Solicitor. His experimental healing has put his career and the hospital in trouble. Would Hermione be able to help the former enemy get out of trouble?

Chrysopoeia by hiyas, monsterleadmehome - T, one-shot - Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy both have their personal reasons for studying Alchemy, but when they decide to work together to develop a new Panacea, they discover more than they bargained for.

Cuando Pienso en Ti by LilithShade, TakingFlight48 - E, one-shot - Giving back to the magical community with her flourishing Philanthropic organization, Rennervate, would have been much simpler if Draco Malfoy would just leave Hermione Granger alone. It's time Draco learned that the Rumba was a dance for two, because although each encounter increased the heated passion between the two of them, Hermione will walk away if he cannot change his playboy ways.

Feint of Heart by Aneiria, hiyas - E, 3 Chapters - ‘Want to make this interesting, Granger?’ Draco said. His voice was low and dangerous and sent a delightful shiver down Hermione’s spine. She forced herself to focus on his words, not how he was saying them. ‘What do you mean?’ Hermione asked warily, not dropping her wand. ‘Winner gets a favour granted by the loser.’ Hermione scoffed. ‘I’m not giving you carte blanche like that, Malfoy.’ Draco watched her with his trademark cunning behind his silver eyes. ‘Alright then. How about a kiss?’

Mandatory Electives by DracosQuill, PhoenixDragon111 (Phoenix_Dragon) - M, one-shot - Hermione and Draco are tasked with revamping Hogwarts’ Mandatory Elective curriculum. What will happen when they come together?

The Melody of Touch by magical_traveler - E, one-shot - One of Hermione Granger’s favorite things about playing in an orchestra was when the orchestra began to warm up on stage. Tonight, however, was a different story. The London Philharmonic and guest pianist, Draco Malfoy, were performing together in concert. The program was beautiful but Hermione halted at the fact she would have to sit on a stage and perform music with him. They would be making something together. But all she could think about was the way his fingers caressed the piano keys, and the fact her body knew what it felt like to be touched by those same fingers.

Nontrivial Pursuits by senlinyu, sleeplessai - M, one-shot - Draco had a plan: reach the end of his probation, get promoted, and finally ask Granger out. Unfortunately, as his supervisor in the Ministry Archive, Granger seemed to be resistant to all Draco’s ideas on principle. The last thing he expected her to go along with was a trivia strip competition, and yet, somehow, here they were. “Do you have to?” Granger’s voice was sharp and jumped slightly at the last syllable. Draco glanced up and found that she was staring at him, the hollows of her cheeks a faint pink. He unfastened the cuff on his left sleeve without looking down and watched the pink transform into a stunning shade of red as he folded the fabric up to his elbow. She sucked her lower lip into her mouth and bit down on it visibly. “Have to what?” he said with a lazy grin. She made an incomprehensible noise somewhere in the base of her throat and looked away. “You’ll be losing your shirt soon enough anyway, I don’t know why you need to bother rolling up your sleeves.”

A Promise To Please by hslades, mia_moriarty - E, one-shot - Hermione Granger was great at most things, as such it didn't come as a surprise she was a great Quidditch Commentator. However, after her All-Star Seeker boyfriend, Draco Malfoy gets gravely injured in front of her eyes, she struggles to stay professional and keep their secret. Can Hermione keep her cool while trying to give Draco the healing touch he requires to overcome a grave injury? “You were wicked, love. I’d almost get injured again just so I could justify you retaking the reigns.” “Don’t!” She playfully slapped his chest, “Joke!”*slap* “About!” *slap* “Getting!”*slap* “Injured!”

Rebirth by elithien, senlinyu - M, one-shot - Granger will do almost anything to survive the curse slowly killing her, even if it means reawakening magic that has been dormant for a thousand years. Draco will do whatever it takes to save her “Draco...” she says again, fingertips fondly brushing across his cheekbone. He opens his eyes and finds her staring at him. “Before I do this, I want you to know—“ His heart lurches. “Don’t,” he says before she can say another word. “Don’t say it.” He catches her wrist and pulls her hand away from his face, careful not to smudge any of the words scripted across her skin. “I don’t want you to tell me.”

Roots & Recesses by ExpositorRevan (Naydras), simplifiedemotions - T, one-shot - “Her nephew working with the Mudblood to decommission her wand. Bellatrix must be rolling in her grave.”

Second Chances by PixieKisses - E, 2 Chapters - After years of working closely with Hermione Granger, Draco meets two children who end up changing his whole life.

Small Mercies by JessiRomantic, Kkpwnall - E, one-shot - Draco Malfoy had been working with Hermione Granger in the small bakery that occupied the ruins of the boathouse for eight years. For the last year, they have grown closer. But the 10th year anniversary of the battle racks up the tension to a new high.

A Turn of Phrase by AkaiaOwl, MissyJAnne85 - M, 4 Chapters - “A book deal? I thought the Malfoy inheritance guaranteed you wouldn’t have to work a day in your life.” “Do you write for money Granger?” She snorted at the ridiculous thought. “Of course not!” “Why do you assume I do?” he asked. A story about how Hermione Granger and Draco Malfoy turned the page after the war and found each other in the process. Written for the MF Fest - Dramione coworkers challenge. Prompt: Authors.

Tylwyth Teg - Fairies on a Welsh Mountain by Ernestin3, FedonCiadale - G, one-shot -  Draco Malfoy, on probation in the department for the surveillance of magical creatures, is ordered by his boss, Luna Lovegood to collect tears from the elusive Welsh fairies for a much needed potion. Of all people, it is Hermione Granger, the witch from the Department of Law who is to come along. Will Draco finally be able to curb his tongue and tell her all the compliments that are in his head?

Unforeseen by ectoheart, riane_b13 - M, 2 Chapters - Hermione Granger was going to fail something for the first time in her life. Hermione Granger was going to fail something for the first time in her life and it was next to Draco Malfoy of all people. When she decided she wanted to become an Unspeakable she thought that it would take a lot of studying and hard work. She didn't think it would take a drawer full of leather, or a six-inch stiletto. Of course, Draco would be perfect at everything. Of course, everyone would love him. Of course, he would look positively sinful in everything he wore. It should be illegal for a man to look that good at seven in the morning. She needed a cup of coffee, she needed a stiff drink, she needed to get laid and she needed to pass these exams. Hermione Granger did not fail.

Ungentlemanly Behavior by MissELY, morticiahavisham - E, one-shot - After a tipsy hook up, Draco Malfoy has an apology to make. Hermione Granger would prefer not to hear it. But when they're forced to work together on a tricky translation, she's finds she can't avoid it.

Unyielding by Ernestin3, HeyJude19 - T, one-shot - Do you yield? She hated uttering that phrase whenever she bested Draco, but it was the standard protocol for ending a duel wherein both participants remained conscious. Hermione could count the instances on one hand in the four years they’d been partners that one of them had been Stunned. Do you yield? It clawed at her. It ate at her to demand this of another person when her own wand carried with it such a conceptually contrary and dubious description. Unyielding. No, not her own wand, she thought bitterly. The wand of Bellatrix Lestrange.

Your Latest Competition by ahoidraco, theheavycrown - T, one-shot - Hermione ventures into new professional waters after a career start at the Ministry, opening a shop in Wizarding London. Her café is well-received until it quickly becomes the target of Draco Malfoy's personal vendetta. If only Hermione knew why. Written for the July-September Mad Frankenstein Fest 2020.

[verfound]

FICLET: A Miraculously Murderous May: Day 21: Choking (MLB/Lukanette; DLM AU)

Prompt: Choking

Character/Pairing: GO

Rating: M / PG-16 / Adult

Notes: *quietly slips this in here like it’s Tuesday and she hasn’t been completely abducted by Nook Inc*  Look for a double (or triple – let’s be optimistic!) update today to catch me up. There’s four prompts after this and….oh. Four days to do ‘em in.  Eh I might still go for another update later today.

Anyway, DLM AU. Don’t…don’t even ask.  I have no fucking clue.  xD  (There’s willies and references to botched blowjobs in this one, but nothing, y’know…active.)

Marinette could feel her skin crawling as she followed Luka into the seedy joint in a seedier part of town that she never would have visited during her living days.  The place reeked of smoke – tobacco and otherwise – and cheap booze, and between the shouting, the pulse of the music pumping too loud through the speakers, and the smells assaulting her from every angle it was enough to make her head spin.  Still, this was where their post-its had said their reaps would occur, so this was where they were.  Luka didn’t seem much bothered by it, she couldn’t help but notice as she followed him to the bar, though she figured he was probably used to this kind of scene. Either this was the sort of scene he’d played (not frequented, because somehow she couldn’t picture Luka a patron of a dive like this) or he’d reaped enough poor bastards in joints like this post-death.  Either way, he walked up to the bar like he owned the place, immediately catching the bartender’s attention and ordering their drinks with a familiarity and authority she had never possessed outside of a fashion house (and sometimes even then).

[artificialqueens]

Paris (Trixya) - Lyonne-dlm & Saiphl

Well, we know November is far gone now, and that all of us are really getting into the Christmas mood, but we don’t really care that the Trixyawrimo is over now, we took one of their prompts, put into our beloved Soulmate AU, and added a pinch of Christmas Vibe, poured some ice and shook it.

Here is the result, and we hope you like it as much as we enjoyed writing it.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!

PARIS (Trixya) - Lyonne-dlm & Saiphl

Almost five years have passed since Katya and Trixie finally found each other on that art gallery, five years fully charged with the best memories and moments built by the two of them. From the perfectly awkward shared milkshake in the closest diner to the gallery where they met, to Trixie’s first concert. From moving in together and Katya’s weird style of decor, to their meticulously planned wedding, with the perfect flowers and the princess dress that Trixie had always dreamt about.

Katya still thought Trixie was her personal miracle, the only reason to keep her going; the only woman that could make her want to wait for her down the aisle all dressed in white and still cry each time she watched the video of the magical moment when they swore to love each other forever.

Trixie was holding an iron grip on Katya’s hands, looking intensely to her ice blue eyes, when they finally were allowed to say their vows. Katya cleared her throat and started talking. “Trixie, I’ve been drawing you since i was 16. I grew up watching you smile in my dreams. My heart broke when I saw you cry and I fell in love with you.” She sighed deeply, trying to keep her voice steady.  “All those years before meeting you and when I was 27, I finally got to meet you for the first time in the gallery, got to Kiss you for the first time, got to hear your voice, know your name and to touch you.”, a soft smile spreaded on Trixie’s lips by the memory of that first moment, when she heard the raspy voice live. “I needed to, I had to make sure you were actually there.” Katya lifted a hand to touch Trixie’s face, still in disbelief of her being real. “I know that after you find your soulmate you are supposed to stop dreaming about them, but really how could i stop dreaming about you? my dreams are still about you Trixie ,Now i am 29 and i can barely wait one more second to be your wife.” Katya said, finally falling to her own emotion, and smiling fondly to her soulmate.

Shea reached to give Trixie a tissue to clear the tears off her face, still avoiding to ruin her perfectly beated face. Trixie looked at Katya, holding her hands again before saying her own vows. “It took eleven years and like a zillion of messages from Shea to find you, Katya and I have to admit that I was giving up on finding you… “ She said, giving a side look to Pearl, who was holding hands with an impressive brunette girl, who was leaning her head over Pearl’s shoulder. “That’s something I’m not proud of, thankfully, my friends kept the hoping up for me… Thank you Pearlie, Shea… this couldn’t be happening without you.” Trixie said, not looking to her friends, but knowing that was how she felt. “Every night, when I heard your voice saying I love you and good night baby, was the reason to keep moving every single day. I love you Katya… so much, and I can’t wait to be yours, forever.”

Katya’s tears were drawing soft lines on her face, Raja helping her to fix it without releasing their hands holding. They shared an intense gaze, and then kissed when they were allowed to, sealing their everlasting love promise.

Life had been awesome since then, and they were grateful of all the things they got to do and achieve together. What led them to that precise moment, when life changed forever for the both of them. They were taking a long vacation in France, taking their time to discover the country side of the most romantic places of the world.  

Katya was drawing Trixie sitting on a fountain, so concentrated that she was totally foreign to the children playing nearby. “Katya… I need one of those”. Katya kept drawing, not even looking at her, only to pay attention when she felt a soccer ball hitting her leg and Trixie’s. A little freckled boy ran to them, the only brave enough to reach a couple of strangers and talk to them, asking for his ball. Trixie took the toy and gave it back to him, to hear him say “Merci Barbie,” making her laugh lightly.

Katya lifts her face from the sketchbook she was working with “a sketchbook? baby, we have thousands of those at home, but if you need it right now I can give you mine.”

“I need one of those Katya…” Trixie repeated, turning to look her in the eye, barely directing her arm to the group of playing children.

“Oh… oh, a child” Katya says, amused by her wife’s admission, “like, really need it or it’s just hypothetical, like the kid we raised a couple of years back, in our little place in Chicago?” Outraged, Trixie looked at Katya, hitting her arm lightly. she knew fully well they’d only imagined having kids.

“I’m just making sure we are on the same page baby” Katya takes her hand and drags her back to the bench they were sharing. “You know I want to raise a family with you, but you need to be conscious of how it will change our lives.”  Katya looks at her, deadly serious, and saying matter of factly “we won’t be able to travel so often, and also, we’ll have to be… a little bit more discreet with… you know”

Trixie nodded to each point, already picturing herself holding their little bundle. “And will require a lot of time from the both of us, from the search of the donor, going through keeping them alive, to them leaving to college,” She said. Her mind was full of the images of their child riding a bike, going to the first day of school, doing their driving test.

Katya knew the precise moment when Trixie’s mind started going wild on the idea of the baby, and she snapped her back touching her cheek. “Don’t forget the sleepless nights when they get sick,” Katya said, in a kinda dark tone, remembering her own nights of fever along her childhood. “The science projects, the nightmare nights, them knowing their soulmate and when they get a heartbreak.” She continued, still putting over the table their own experience on finding each other. “We are going to have to be in everything and put them first in our decisions. Taking all that into consideration. Do you still want to do it Trix?“

“Yes Katya, I want to hear little steps running in our house, and wake up on sundays to find you painting with our baby,” she continued, her face lighting with the expectation. “I want to bake birthday cakes and plan themed parties… I want to be the mother of our child.”

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Months later, they were looking on Trixie’s laptop to the profiles of the sperm bank, trying to find the best option for the donor. After more than three hours and what seemed to be an endless parade of male specimens, Trixie finally found what she was looking for. “There he is Katya, he’s perfect… like perfect”, she said all full of excitement and waking Katya from the tiredness of looking straight to the laptop for so long.

What Katya saw when she looked at the screen, almost made her cackle. “Trixie… he looks like my father when he was young and my mother made sure to get into his pants.” Trixie gasped at that piece of her wife’s story… she hadn’t known before, and didn’t need to know that her-mother-in-law was the one jumping her father-in-law’s bones.

“And you just made him like 25% less perfect with that phrase Katya,” Trixie said humorless, but still liking the guy, who’s profile made him look like the male version of Katya. “Still, I like him, at least his features will help our baby to look like they’re your actual kid.”

Katya smiled fondly at her wife. she was seriously involved with the process of making their family growth happening, and it melted her heart. “You know what? you’re right, I like his face. The only thing that’s really different from me, is that his eyes are a bit of a different color. I think he can be the 50% of our baby that I cannot give.” She kissed Trixie’s temple, and the other blonde clicked the selection button on the page. Their journey was starting.

The following week, they went to an appointment with Trixie’s doctor, who explained them the whole fertilization process, and how they’d have to wait from two to three weeks before knowing if the whole thing had actually been successful and the little one will grow healthy inside Trixie’s womb.

From the day the eggs were put inside Trixie they were both excited and terrified.  Katya taking care of her and driving from her studio, to Trixies job to pick her up and then going back together home. When the time finally came to take the pharmacy tests, Katya was holding Trixie on their bathtub, getting her relaxed with a bath bomb and a silly conversation about how Raja and Manila were finally agreeing on getting married in… four or five years.  They left the tub when the water was getting cold and Katya was the one looking to the sticks of the tests because Trixie didn’t found the bravery to do it by herself.

“We… we made it! There’s a little human cub growing inside you Trix!” Katya yelled excitedly, hugging her wife tightly and lifting her up from the ground.  “We’re going to be moms! I love you baby, so much, SO, SO, SO MUCH!” Katya kissed Trixie passionately and deeply, exactly the same way she’d done it since the very first time.

“My God we are going to be moms!” Trixie said, finally realizing the magnitude of what was happening. “Katya… we’re doing this, like actually doing it”, she breathed heavily. “I love you too, and I love baby cub… and love us all!” Trixie cried, lacing her arms behind Katya’s neck to find balance, she felt her legs so wobbly, that she doubted they could keep her up by themselves.

That same week, they went to the doctor and he confirmed the news, as expected, just one of the three eggs had worked, but it was well positioned and being careful along the first trimester, they would get a perfectly healthy newborn for the first weeks of april of the following year.

The first trimester they lived in constant stress, Katya making Trixie bring her along on walks because she was afraid to let Trixie alone, and cooking herself every meal Trixie ate. Trixie started having a very healthy lifestyle, quitting immediately coffee, wine and what was the most difficult for her to leave: sugary things. Every doctor appointment was a whole event. Those visits fit into a schedule composed of the morning pregnancy yoga routine that both Katya and Trixie performed religiously, then the enriched breakfast and Trixie’s pregnancy vitamins, then getting ready and driving to the doctor’s office.

When they reached the week twelve and they were told everything was going perfect, they were so happy, relieved and excited, that they invited all their friends to share the news about the new member of their family.

“Oh my God! the first one of the next generation, I’m so excited!” Shea said, looking pointedly to Trixie’s womb, trying to make it grow faster by looking at it. “I hope it’s a girl, so we’ll be able to spoil her to death.”

“You bet, I’ll make sure she’s a total brat”, Pearl said, getting a loud cackle from her girlfriend Violet and an annoyed look from Katya. “What? She will be my first niece, I have a moral obligation to spoil her rotten.” Violet nodded in agreement to her girlfriend, who lifted her face proudly to get support from her soulmate.

“Guys, we don’t even know if it’s a girl or a boy,” Raja said lazily, taking a sip of wine to create a dramatic effect to her words. “And we all know that it doesn’t matter what’s the sex of the baby, we’ll going to spoil them rotten, just because we’ll be madly in love with them.” The group of women agreed, and Trixie leaned her head on Katya’s shoulder.

Katya surrounded her with an arm and told  her wife “we’re so screwed… this bunch of crazy women will create a monster that we have to raise to be a good human being.” Trixie laughed at how funny that sounded, because she knew deep inside that their friends will always take care, spoil, and make sure that the little one is safe, that was what family was meant to do. And all of them were family.

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October ran faster than they expected, the last thing they were talking about was the diner with their friends, and then Halloween was coming, giving room to a November that Trixie spent melting herself into each one of her cravings. Going from a full pint of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream mixed with candy corn; chocolate flakes and what Katya described as the biggest monstrosity created since the atomic bomb: A Gigantic Burrito drowned in melted cheese and covered with chili, apart of the chili inside.

They started decorating the baby’s room, painting the walls in soft mint green, with some rabbits and bears that Katya painted by herself, spending most of her rare free time on their kid space. Step by step, the room started shaping, first with a wooden crib, which Trixie dressed up with a quilted cover, and Katya installed shelves that would soon be filled with stuffed animals.

One day Katya arrived home with a package that was big enough to require help to be put inside their home. It had been sent by Katya’s mother in Boston, the rocking chair that Katya’s grandfather made when she was born, the last piece of furniture made by the man before passing away. Trixie asked Katya to put it beside the window. “I’ll sing them to sleep there, and I want to breastfeed our kid sitting on that piece of her mom’s story.

December finally came, with a heat wave that no one could actually explain. Trixie and Katya started the Christmas decorations, full of the hot pink Trixie loved so much, and part of the red that actually was a part of Katya’s personality. The little fireplace on their house held a full display of their wedding pictures, and below, a print of the first fuzzy image of their baby. Hung on the mantle were a hot pink christmas stocking with Trixie’s name embroidered in golden letters, and Katya’s all red and also embroidered but in a pearly black color. “I’ll put a hanger for the baby, Trix” Katya said, frowning at the empty space on the fireplace. “It’s their first Christmas, they deserve a stocking in the fireplace.”

“Katya, they won’t be here to open their gifts on Christmas morning, maybe we can wait to next Christmas, so we can actually get Christmas photoshoot and official family greeting cards,” Trixie said. She rubbed the slight curve of her womb that she popped buttons on her top to show off. “Don’t look at me like that, we haven’t even chosen a name for them, we can’t have a nameless stocking in the fireplace… not on my watch.”

It was the day before Christmas Eve when they had their 20th week appointment; Trixie’s bump kept growing, to the point she actually looked pregnant, and she finally got to wear a stupid denim overall that Katya hated, but tolerated because Trixie was very excited to wear it.  “We will know today, you know?”, she said to Katya when they were driving to the doctor’s office. “It’s time to know if we’re having a boy or a girl… I’m nervous baby.”

“Everything will be fine, love. Also we will be better able to decide on a name once we know what sex they are.” They  walked hand in hand to the office, and kept holding hands when the doctor finally let them know the baby’s gender. Both of them cried a stream of happy tears when the words ‘it’s a boy’ came out of their doctor’s mouth.

What followed was the largest argument they’ve had since they met. Trixie was nagging on the idea of a single name, something simple. Katya was spreading some names here and there. None of them actually coming to an agreement until Trixie said. “No Bible names, nothing Jew… please, nothing personal, it’s just I think they’re so common. Also, I don’t want none of those fancy ‘Blake Cinnamon’ thing, I respect our child enough for that matter.”

“Well, what do you think about gender neutral names?” Katya prompted ,”I mean, we don’t know what he’s going to want when he grow up, better to give him a starting point.” Trixie arched a brow, pondering the idea, and finding it endearing. Also, a gender neutral name would be a nice surprise for their friends, who will keep asking what the baby was.

“I’m on it, we’ll make some research at home” Trixie said, giving Katya some room to breathe. They finally had an agreement.

It was close to midnight when Trixie put aside the computer, totally frustrated and looking at Katya as if she had a third eye and palmed fingers. “No Katya, for the hundredth time today, my son will not be named Blake, and that’s a final word.”

“It’s a good name Trix, come on, you can’t just dismiss any friggin option I’m giving. And no, my son will not be named Avery… it sounds awful.”  They looked at each other, fire, annoyance, and tiredness in their respective gazes. “If I didn’t know this baby is a boy, I’d name her Helena… just a face like Helen of Troy would cause such a war between two loving women.”

Trixie snapped her head, looking at Katya. “There it is, we haven’t considered greek names!” Katya looked at her, rubbing her chin and arching a brow in deep thought.

“You know, I’ve been studying the greek myths for the new collection, a reinvention of the classic figures. I’ve just read about the Trojan war, and it all happened because Paris couldn’t keep his hands to himself, and needed to kidnap Helen to him.” Katya explained, making Trixie huff in annoyance. “The point is, I guess Paris is a good name, like… gender neutral, and also will always remind us of the time we decided to become his mothers, as we were in France when we decided it to happen.”

Trixie nodded, “I guess it’s a good idea, Paris.  Paris Mattel-Zamolodchikova, I really like it Katya.” She leaned to kiss her wife to seal the deal “His name is Paris, and I’ll embroider it tomorrow on his stocking, so he will have a proper presence in our house.”

“And on his first Christmas” Katya said enthusiastically, then put a hand on Trixie’s belly, who gave a little jump “did you felt that Katya?”, Trixie asked, amused. “Oh… Oh! there it is again, have you felt it?”

Katya’s eyes opened wide, looking from Trixie’s face to her hand on her belly. “That’s him. It’s Paris kicking!” The baby kicked one more time, making them excited, happy and teary. “He likes my voice baby, he really likes it.” Katya kissed Trixie once and then bent to talk to the bumping baby  “Hello Paris, I’m Katya, your mom, and she is Trixie, your mommy, and we are very excited to know you’re our boy.”

“And right now, we’re going to bed, cause I know you’re not tired Paris, but I’m exhausted, and you go wherever I wanna go… at least now.” They both laughed, and Katya got off the couch to help Trixie to stand up.

Some minutes later, Trixie was fast asleep, leaning on Katya’s chest, a soft smile spreaded on her lips, before Katya whispered “Good night Baby. Good Night Paris. Merry Christmas. I love you both.”

[deuynndoodles]

[id: a lineup of the artists designs for 12 links. in order of height, left to right, it is tiny, mask, sky, four, shadow, trains, sailor, fairy, painter, champ, vet and rancher.

tiny (minish cap) is 19, 4'0 and uses he/she. he has light skin with freckles and straight blonde hair. he wears the roc's cape and the classic windsock hat. his skirt mimics the leaves the forest minish wear. she has a chain hung to her belt to which various kinstones are attached to, including an ezlo charm. she wears a lap apron and a mallet attached to his belt. mask (ocarina of time and majora's mask) is roughly 11, 4'5 and uses they/he. they have light-to-midtone skin and straight, light blonde hair. they wear their baggy kokiri tunic with an off color undershirt and sandals. he has the kokori sword strapped to their belt with a joy pendant hanging off the latch. he holds the fierce deity mask in one hand.

sky (skyward sword) is 20, 4'9 and uses he/him. he has light skin and slightly curly, light brown hair. he has two loftwing feathers tucked behind his ear and the sailcloth pinned to his right shoulder with a timeshift stone, intended for mobility with his sword arm. he is equipped with the master sword. four (four swords) is 18, 4'11 and uses any pronouns. he has light skin with freckles and slightly wavy golden hair. she is glancing at shadow to their left with a smug expression. he has his arms crossed. his tunic is four paneled and white and a messenger bag hangs on her shoulder. xe has ribbons tied around xyr sidebangs. he is equipped with the four sword.

shadow (four swords) is roughly 18, 4'11 and uses he/it. he has light skin and choppy purple hair. he is floating and manipulating a dark flame with his other hand on his hip. its clothes are an inversion of four's. he has his hair in a ponytail and his hood flickers behind him. its fang sticks out. trains (spirit tracks) is 15, 5'0 and uses he/they. he has dark skin with freckles and curly blond hair. he is adjusting his hat, prosthetic hand on their hip. he wears a fullbody engineer suit, bandanna tied around his neck and keys hanging from their belt. he is equipped with the lokomo sword.

sailor (wind waker) is 16, 5'0 and uses he/it. he has midtone skin with freckles and curly blonde hair. he is holding the wind waker in one hand and gesturing with the other. it wears sandals, a tunic and pants made from the pajamas set, and a sash and bandana fashioned from the heroe's tunic. he is wearing various gold jewelry, including piercings, a bracelet, and a joy pendant. he has a short sword attached to his belt. fairy (zelda 1 + 2) is 17, 5'1 and uses he/fae. he has dark skin with freckles and very curly dark brown hair. he has a simple tunic over an undershirt with baggy sleeves and slacks with patched holes. fae goes barefoot and faer sword hangs from faer belt. he has a travellers hood. fae is holding faers wrist with faer other hand.

glam (a link between worlds + triforce heroes) is 22, 5'2 and uses he/him. he has midtone skin with vitiligo and wavy blonde hair. he wears a shin-length dress with an apron that has various paint stains. he wears dangly earrings, ravio's bracelet and is equipped with a sword with a gold hilt. slate (breath of the wild) is 19, 5'3 and uses they/any. they have light skin covered in scars and choppy, dirty blonde hair tied in a braid down their back. they wear the champion's tunic, the traveller's hood, the hylian slacks with the sheikah slate on her hip. he holds a bow with his right hand.

vet (a link to the past thru link's awakening) is 24, 5'4 and uses she/he. she has light skin with various scars and pink hair. he wears a poncho over a knee-length dress, with a scarf and sash. she has various jewelry, including the pendants of virtue around her neck. he has a hand on the messenger bag he is wearing. she has pegasus boots and is equipped with a magical cane. rancher (twilight princess) is 22, 6'0 and uses he/him. he has midtone skin with various scars and stretch marks and reddish-brown hair. he wears the ordon clothes with the pants and sandals traded out for slacks + sturdy boots. a wolf pelt is tied around his waist and a twilit crystal hangs from it. he is equipped with a generic broadsword. end id]

hiiii its a links meet au!! calling this "deys link meet" bc while i am skilled in drawing, i am not skilled in naming things

thoughts about them + a bonus under the cut! <3

all links are trans and autistic. btw.

tiny

agender and likes girls

crafted his own mallet. uses it in the forge and when required, releases the minish magic + sizes it up to a Giant Hammer

has had years of internships learning from minish and various races across hyrule, and has surpassed her grandfather as royal smith

hangs a couple kinstones and a charm he smelted himself based off ezlo off a chain on his belt. has more kinstones in his inventory

it was absolutely imperative she had a hat

prefers verbal speech

mask

nonbinary, pan

this guy knows what gender is but they actively dont care

joy pendant is from sailor. they stole it from him but he knows a stealer when it sees one, so it caught them. and gave it to him

similarly he pierces their ears later at some point

prefers sign

sky

trans and bi

can and will rant about his partners if enabled (groose x link x zelda polycule REAL)

"i miss my bird, tails. i miss her a lot"

got help from gondo + other folks to forge a sword similar to the master sword. he misses fi

the mom friend, as in will fight someone to the death for hurting his friend

despite missing a lot of ppl, he is pretty optimistic

is hopeful for hyrules future

is the only one who can tame cuccos

prefers sign

four

pronouns + sexuality can vary on whos fronting, blue is the only one who vehemently cares about not being misgendered

red uses any pronouns (genderqueer), green uses he/him (agender), blue uses she/her (trans), and vio uses they/them (enby)

alternates between being split between 4 bodies + being in one body. when they are in one body, they function as a system

u can usually tell whos fronting, but if u cant, they wear their elemental charm

prefers verbal speech

shadow

gendervoid + aroace (in qpr w zelda)

recently revived from the dark mirror. is more or less a hylian w dark magic now, has much less power

is rlly close w four bc theyre his siblings. can and will sleep in a dogpile w her.

wears a cloak to protect itself from the sun

tends to assume the worst of people at first until he gets more comfortable w them

prefers verbal speech

trains

demiboy, straight

congenital amputation, uses a cutting edge prosthetic off n on. it can be kind of uncomfortable so he doesnt wear it full time

is often covered in grease and stains from engineer work. they recently got a replacement uniform but it will not stay clean For Long

takes a bit longer to sign due to some signs being unavailable

takes pleasure in yelling orders over the train comms every now + then. doesnt do it often tho bc its exhausting

prefers sign

sailor

agender, aroace

loves to entertain the island kids with tales of his adventures throughout the great sea

still carries its arylls telescope. it gave her her own as a gift (the telescope is covered with seagull stickers)

even tho boots would be more practical in adventuring, he hates getting sand in them and prefers sandals

made his gramma make a bandana and sash out of the heroes tunic so itd actually wear it

replaced the center gem of the joy pendant with the pirate stone

half time verbal speech, half time sign

fairy

agender, aroace

initially a shy sweetheart, but as u get to know him u learn hes also a mischievous trickster

fae, sailor and mask partner up occasionally on goofy pranks they play on the group

fae has the best prank ideas out of all of em

hes good at foraging and other wildlife skills but is also very good at getting lost, even with a map provided

prefers sign

glam

trans, gay

is married to + lives with ravio. solely for citizenship and tax reasons. theyre both gay but not for each other

the traditional campy gay, loves to wear skirts and dresses and other "feminine" things

is a blacksmith and paints in his spare time. zelda initially suggested the latter as a coping mechanism after the adventure but turned out really liking it

he and tiny discuss blacksmithing methods occasionally

mostly does everyday blacksmithing, like nails, tools and utensils, but also knows how to craft weapons when necessary. he makes his own swords

half time verbal speech, half time sign

slate

genderfluid, pan

had PLENTY of time to come to terms w all the damage and destruction from the calamity. theyve had time to understand that nature is healing

is rlly eager to show everyone all the different nooks n crannies of hyrule

she and glam do dress up together

does not know the difference between edible and poisonous simply bc his stomach is so strong. still somehow manages to cook meals that everyone loves (and no one barfs up later)

prefers sign

vet

bigender, relationships are always gay

misses her wife (marin)

wears marins necklace under his poncho

kinda bitter bc hes still grieving. talks minimally

after assistance from the other links to help her thru her grief, he gets more animated and sweet, but is still snarky sometimes

kind of a know-it-all at first

hoarder. has many duplicate items and items with the most ridiculous uses

half time verbal speech, half time sign

rancher

trans, straight

the mom friend

is emo but u couldnt tell by looking at him

was happy hangin w his goats and is kinda annoyed to go on an adventure again

gerudo ancestry (courtesy of malon) makes him a Really Fucking Tall link

prefers verbal speech

[id: the same image as above, but everyone is greyed out except for tiny. he is circled and an arrow points at her, reading, "this bitch small" in all caps. end id]

[orionwhispers]

Only 4 More Chapters!!

wow.... I’ve planned it all out and I’m sad but excited to say DLM has only four more chapters till we reach our final conclusion. This has been a hell of a wild ride and I have got to say the best is yet to come! I’m already starting the next chapter and I hope you all love it, and I promise it won’t take me as long.... I hope! 

This was my first ever leap into writing fanfic and has grown my confidence and made me so many friends, I love ya’ll!!! 

Devil Like Me will end on chapter 20. xoxox 

[ssyscript]

Product Development Process & Agile with Scrum

Pembelajaran minggu ke-9

Perbedaan lean and agile a. LEAN-> remove waste (lebih ke kecepatan dg mengurangi dan menghilangkan waste dlm proses)-> *ramping* +lean-> ini penting gak!? ini penting gak? kalau gak penting yg penting dulu +lean focusses on removing waste as part to improve efficiency in delivering products +use case-> scoping MVP-> saat masih berusaha mendefinisikan MVP nya +type of waste in lean-> excess processing b. AGILE-> adaptive to change by faster learning (fokus pd project management yang lebih baik)-> sat set sat set +agile ga berusaha mengurangi requirements, tapi fokus pada one thing of a time (like a cheetah), berusaha mengejar, ketika ada perubahan pd mangsa seperti belok kiri, cheetah juga akan belok kiri-> kita buat dari part nya dulu, part lainnya bisa utk di masa depan-> launching early daripada menunggu 8 bulan yg kompleks, lebih baik membagi menjadi beberapa part, launching early +agile breaks significant initiatives down into smaller components +agile fokus ke adaptasi untuk company yang lebih udah di stage (udah berjuta2 users, fungsi udah establish, tim product udah lebih banyak eksperiment) mana pendekatan yang lebih cocok.

krn software lebih kecil dibanding software lgsg gede, peluang eror lebih kecil, sama2 berusaha mengurangi feature kurang penting di awal. mungkin kita bisa lebih banyak bahas perbedaannya, dan gimana kita bisa terapkan lean/agile di situasi yg berbeda

agile values: a. individuals and interactions b. customer collaboration c. responding to change

the following is lean/agile manifestation: a. faster release timeline b. higher chance of success c. remove unnecessary fearures early

user stories "as a [persona], i [want to], [so that]" *who*how*why

maksud user stories disini-> are short requirements or request written from an end user's perspective. user stories should represent the delivered value to our users.

to get complete user stories, we also need acceptance criteria

cara metode utk mengurangi waste pada lean a. overproduction-> gadibutuhin b. reduce transportation-> yang perlu2 dulu c. reduce inventory d. motion-> kalau team butuh dependency satu sama lain bisa mengurangi keefektifan e. mengurangi defects-> bahkan bisa fokus pada pengurangan defects dibandingkan yg lain

the Agile manifesto consists of four key values: a. Individuals and interactions over processes and tools b. working software over comprehensive documentation c. customer collaboration over contract negotiation d. responding to change over following a plan

3 level: a. initiatives-> contoh initiative dari agar berat badan menurun-> olahraga b. epic-> the collection of user stories that drive toward a common objective; fungsi epic-> memudahkan untuk grooming agar bisa baca requirement lebih mudah c. user stories-> a good user story example: as a new customer, i want to be able to complete my transaction with a debit card so that i feel secure in the checkout process

what criterias of good user stories?-> INVEST a. Independent-> the story is not dependent on other stories getting done b. Negotiable-> the story prompts but doesn't prescribe a solution c. Valuable-> the story makes clear the benefit it delivers the users (what value it delivers to the users. example-> ___so that i understand the total value saved and proceed to checkout (why) d. Estimable-> the story gives enough detail to estimate the size of the story e. Small-> the story is the smallest piece of work that will deliver useful software f. Testable-> the story is clear enough that you can assess if the story is done

the five types of scrum ceremonies (source: https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/guide-to-scrum-ceremonies#:~:text=A%20sprint%20employs%20four%20different,sprint%20review%20and%20sprint%20retrospective ): a. sprint planning b. daily scrum c. sprint review d. sprint retrospective

tentang backlog dan develop team-> https://bigpicture.one/everything-you-need-to-know-about-product-backlog/

user interaction and design-> cukup detaild ada unhappy path-> contoh: kalau promo ga valid (krn palsu/expired)

effort estimation of a task is done by the engineering team and tell it to product manager *** Agile with Scrum

outcome of Daily Scrum-> teams gather in the daily meeting to share what has been accomplished and identify any blockers that might compromise sprint goals

how to plan and execute scrum sprints +do's (source: https://www.atlassian.com/agile/scrum/sprints) a. Make sure the team sets and understands the sprint goal and how success will be measured. This is the key to keeping everyone aligned and moving forward toward a common destination. b. Do ensure you have a well-groomed backlog with your priorities and dependencies in order. This can be a big challenge that could derail the process if it’s not properly managed. c. Ensure you have a good understanding of velocity, and that it reflects things like leave and team meetings. d. Do use the sprint planning meeting to flesh out intimate details of the work that needs to get done. Encourage team members to sketch out tasks for all stories, bugs, and tasks that come into the sprint. e. Leave out work where you won’t be able to get the dependencies done, like work from another team, designs, and legal sign-off. f. Finally, once a decision or plan is made, make sure someone captures that information in your project management or collaboration tool, like your Jira tickets. That way, both the decision and the rationale are easy for everyone to see later.

Scrum has roles below: a. scrum master b. product owner c. development teams

scrum can be used in: a. development and sustaining of cloud and other operational environments b. research and identification of viable markets, technologies, and product capabilities c. development of almost everything we use in our daily lives as individuals and societies

+Priority --> dari sudut pandang PM, mengenai mana yg lebih penting utk dikerjain duluan. +Sementara Story Point --> dari sudut pandang Engineer, mengenai seberapa sulit pengerjaan suatu task, umumnya di level 21 udah sulit banget, kak anton (instructor) belum nemu yang - (minus) juga +Bobot atau Effort point dari suatu task, ini akan diisi oleh Programmer. kita sebagai PM hanya perlu memastikan kalau engineer mengisinya

21/11/2022

#productmanagement #scrum #sprint #agile #lean #prd

[midoririring]

Hei again !

I want to tell u my story 'bout having them on my days for four month. Kami dipertemukan oleh sistem bernama simkkn unesa. Rasanya bagai nggak mungkin saat pertama tahu kalau kkn tematik angkatan kami dilaksanakan selama empat bulan. Pertemuan pertama kami berlima belas saat itu tanggal 21-02-2021 hehe, cantik ya tanggalnya. Iya, tepat di hari ulang tahunku aku bertemu mereka.

Saat itu, perasaanku masih sangat kacau. Aku benci sekali hari ulang tahun, aku benci lagu selamat ulang tahun sampai membuatku lupa akan hari itu.

Well, Kami bertemu pada satu titik, membawa cerita kami masing², kami datang dengan membawa kenangan kami masing-masing, dan pada akhirnya bersatu membuat cerita kami sendiri. Tidak ada yg namanya cinta lokasi atau sejenisnya. Sudah kubilang, kami sudah membawa cerita masing-masing, aku pun. Cinta tak melulu tentang asmara dua sejoli kan.

Entah,Ce. Rasanya aku beruntung ketemu temen² kelompok yg baik - baik seperti mereka. Yah walau beberapa kali drama terjadi, alhamdulillah masih bisa terlewati. Bahu - membahu menyelesaikan proyek desa, saling melindungi, tenggang rasa, dll. Hehe jujur saja dgn mereka-lah aku bertumbuh dalam waktu yg terbilang singkat krn hanya berlangsung dlm durasi hitungan bulan.

Kuakui sulit melunakkan kembali hatiku yg sebelumnya cukup dibuat kaget (atau keras?). Keras mungkin lebih cocok. Entahlah, gitu pokoknya. Teman² 27 membantuku membangun kembali rasa percayaku pd orang lain yg sebelumnya sempat tergerus. Memberikan kesejukan kembali pd kepribadianku. Menyadarkan kembali bahwa ada banyak orang - orang baik di sekitar kita.

Mereka orang - orang yg baik, Ce. 😁

Kamu juga.

[vukovich]

Process Notes for No One

Random fact. For the 90 or so poems in EiT, when I write them, I read them all aloud and tap out the meter at the kitchen table. Only the kitchen table. Only after 10 PM. For acoustics reasons.

Some are better on paper, some are better spoken. Currently editing, and this is still one of my favorites out loud.

******************************** From “Writings in Exile” By D.L. Malfoy *********************************

Orion’s Dealt

When stars align, Inching slowly, perfect meter. They take… their… time.

And I, maligned, Madness’ threshold, there I teeter I took… my… time.

And this bloodline? Dead and gone. Capstone Death Eater. It had… its… time.

But… lovers mine? Four is tart, and eight much sweeter. We’ll take… our… time.

DLM 2007 ******************************** Published and distributed by Flourish & Blotts, 2021 *********************************

[jessica-harrison]

Bringing it all together

Cover photo: https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/653022014692355339/

The final section of this blog has arrived, Bringing It All Together! So, how do we bring it all together?

First off, I need to make a list of tasks to complete and closeout this project. A great way of doing this is by collating all remaining tasks and inputting them into a Gantt Chart. That way, we have a visual representation of the work done, the work in progress, and work to be completed.

My next step was to decide on a time frame to complete these tasks, of which I had initially agreed on 4/5 weeks. I found a blank Gantt Chart template to input my information (https://templateslab.com/gantt-chart-templates/).

Due to unforeseen circumstances, there was a four-week delay in completing the project. Now, without the wellbeing issues affecting my work, I could still have utilised the time when working, more efficiently and made changes to my website and online content ready, for release at the end of the project. So, regarding two of my core values (accountability and constant improvement), I can identify areas that I’d like to improve for future projects.

I want to take the opportunity to provide some digital mock-ups of how my logo and content will look on a variety of platforms. I did find several websites that offered free mock-up templates (https://www.mockupworld.co/), (https://www.free-mockup.com/all-templates/) and (https://www.psdmockups.com/). 

I want my branding to stand out from the rest of other job candidates. How could I elevate the boldness and overall visual quality of my mock-ups? By adding similar colour schemes used within my logo and social media headers, keeping my branding as consistent as possible.

Template from: https://www.mocup.com/freebie/free-samsung-mockup-musician/

Template from: https://www.freepik.com/free-psd/workspace-mockup-with-computer_3677360.htm#page=1&query=desktop,%20laptop,%20smartphone%20and%20tablet%20mockup&position=9

Template from: https://mockups-design.com/download-in-progress/?dlm-dp-dl=3729

Template from: http://dribbblegraphics.com/download/free-modern-cd-mockup-with-cover/

Template from: https://www.designbolts.com/thanks-your-download-is-starting/?dlm-dp-dl=71258/

Template from: https://www.pixeden.com/psd-mock-up-templates/psd-vinyl-cover-record-mockup-vol4

Template from: https://dribbble.com/shots/2133852--Freebie-Soundcloud-Mockup-PSD