#harry: what a traged-

[dayshift-loop]

got possessed by more au ideas that are probably stupid.

there's a reason the loops start at the colorado location otherwise do you know how chaotic shit COULD get if someone gets revived that shouldn't be revived?

the colorado location is in shambles. no one knows whats going on. dave's still heartless, jack's still soulless, and steven's still in constant pain. harry doesn't know why he's there and he's having a crisis. henry's sick of people dragging themselves out of their graves. peter's tired. location 14 got set on fire by steven the day after henry killed him & harry was transferred to location 47 as a result. everything is going JUST FINE.

also why blue? bc red is the same color as blood and who wants to look like they're covered in blood constantly? so i just went with the opposite color to red, which is blue.

[zot3-flopped]

This is an old interview, but Harry always reminds me of Keanu. I mean, Harry likes a bit of star glitz now and then, but the always being kind, the trying to be private, the not caring (too much) about what people think... And that's why I love both of them!

www theguardian com/film/2019/may/18/keanu-reeves-grief-loss--bill-ted-john-wick-actor-tragedy

[pebblysand]

[FIC AUTHORS SELF-RECS]

Fic authors self rec! When you get this, reply with your favourite five fics that you've written, then pass on to at least five other writers. Let’s spread the self-love.

thanks for the tag @hinnyfied & @alohaemora! i'm putting these in alphabetical order :).

castles (hp) (in progress - 126,935 words):

as a disclaimer - please check the tw on this fic. i'm always a bit hesitant to rec it because of the topics it touches on, although i hope to always treat those respectfully and without sensationalisation. at the same time, it is one of my favourite things i've written, so i figured it should feature on this list, but just read at your own risk, you know?

the premise of this fic was to write my version of the harry potter, canon-compliant (meaning which complies with all elements explicitly referenced in the books), post-war trope. i.e., answering the simple question: what happens after the end of deathly hallows, during the "blank" nineteen years, and beyond? while this has been written by different people countless times, i set out to write this fic in particular because i couldn't find a canon-compliant long-fic that felt realistic and fit within the ideas i had for the post-war canon.

i have since learnt that the reason why i couldn't find anything that fit my ideas was because my ideas and my vision of the series are a bit fanon-controversial 😆 and that my tone, view on the characters, and style are not what you would typically encounter in potter fanfic. that's alright, makes sense, but that was very enlightening to find out 😆. so, half of my readers on this seem to love the fic, and half seem to hate-read it, which is phenomenon i can't really explain but sure look, why not? 😆 if you're a bit like me, that might intrigue you enough to read it haha.

as far as i'm concerned, i see castles as my headcanon for what the post-war life could look like, for harry & co. the main point is to provide a realistic take (or at least, a take that i think is realistic) on the post-war world, and to answer a key question: what does "all was well" really means? we're about ten chapters in, with six chapters (ish) left to go, so if anything in the above description feels of interest to you, feel free to click on that link and hope on the bandwagon haha.

ce ne sont que des cailloux (hp) (4,293 words):

this is a character-driven one-shot about fleur delacour. it stretches from fleur's childhood, through the war and after it, and centers around her relationship with bill. do not let the french title intimidate you, it is in english, although it definitely war influenced by my experience, growing up in france. it is a fic that doesn't necessarily get a lot of visibility but those who do read it seem to like it, as it has my best kudos/hit ratio, 😆. the piece is mostly about bravery, and it doesn't have to be innate, but can also be the result of a conscious choice. i think it's a bit of a dreamy, poetic story as well, and definitely one of my faves.

listening for that angel choir (spooks) (6,980 words):

i was a bit hesitant to include this one in the list - i'm aware that most of my following is there for potter content, but the fact of the matter is that i am a multi-fandom writer, and this is one of my favourite fics, so 🤷🏻‍♀️.

this piece is another character-driven one-shot (they are part of the same series) focused on wes carter (fiona and adam's child). ever since i first watched the show, i couldn't stop thinking about this poor kid, and what his life could have been like, both before and after the death of his parents. it's honestly one of my favourite stories i've ever written - i wanted to take wes's example to write a story about resilience and unconditional love, and just the way that life goes on, even when terrible things happen to you. i wanted to show that bravery isn't necessarily guns and self-sacrifice (which would probably have been his parents' definition) but just being able to build a life after such a tragedy.

if you haven't watched the show (which, i will admit, is pretty fucking niche), i still think it's a piece you could read. wes is hardly ever mentioned in the show and the only thing you really need to know about him is that his parents were spies.

the fault in faulty manufacturing (hp) (27,575 words):

look, this fic might just be on the list because it's my most recent one and my most recent stuff are always my faves, but if you haven't read it yet, i would strongly encourage you to read it. this fic is another character-driven story, but this time about seamus finnigan. it is long (perhaps too long), detailed (perhaps too detailed), and it is chivalrous and brave, and happy, and sad, and it just makes me want to hang out with seamus's sister a lot, as well as giving seamus a hug. the story stretches from seamus's childhood in northern ireland in the 80s to him going to hogwarts, the war, and post-war. the whole story is about lies and family secrets and coming to grow up and accept who you are, as well as seamus's friendship (and later romantic relationship) with dean. i adore this story, it's very dear to my heart, a lot of love for the characters and for ireland went into it, and i hope you like it.

truth (peaky blinders) (6,458 words):

i truly hesitated between this one and children for the last rec but as the last peaky blinders season is currently ongoing, i thought i'd go with truth instead. is this my all time favourite fic that i've ever written? no. it has its strengths and it has its flaws - i love the structure of it and most of the writing, even though a lot of the plot has now become moot/au, given that this was written post s3. the story begins after s3e6 and goes into what could have happened afterwards. the pairings are mostly grace/tommy and may/tommy, (although obviously grace is dead by this point, so most of his interactions are actually with may). the fic explores his relationship with her, and his relationship with charles. it also seems to be well-liked on the fandom, as it's almost got 100 kudos and was, for years, my most kudo-ed fic haha, so maybe that means something. @whatthefawkes also seems to like it, if you trust their opinion more than mine 😆.

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okay, i'm not tagging anyone explicitly cause i think i'm at the end of the tag loop here, but if anyone wants to do this who hasn't been tagged, please feel free to do it!