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🔥🖤 Whispers of a Burning Flame 🖤🔥

~ Chapter 10 ~ Chapter Index

Characters - Self Insert OC x Aemond Targaryen

Summary - After escaping capture by a rival family, Vaemyra Blackwood takes residence at the Red Keep, where she embraces her newfound identity as a dragonrider of Valyrian blood. Her presence catches the eye of Prince Aemond, and the two slowly grow closer amidst the shadows of their shared peculiarities.

Word Count - 4.1k

Content - 18+, Major slow burn, fluff, a smidge of angst, smut in later chapters

A/N - I'M BACK. Sorry this chapter took so long to crank out--I think it may be the longest one yet : ) Also, please note that for the event of Aemond claiming Vhagar, I went with the book canon rather than the show canon, so any “but that’s not how it happened in the show” commentary will be ignored

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The second day of the tourney began with the Bowmen’s Trial. With the archers’ procession serving as an excellent distraction, Vaemyra slipped away from her place by the queen and glided to the second row of the royal box. She stopped before Prince Daeron. Aemond, seated at his brother’s right, watched her curiously.

“My dearest Prince Daeron,” Vaemyra whispered, lashes fluttering. “Might you like to trade spots with me? You’re far more honored a guest than I.”

The young prince tilted his head, his brow in a knit. “I, uh…is that…permitted?”

“Oh, but of course! Wouldn’t you like to have the best view of the tournament, beside Her Grace?” 

Daeron peeked past her at the empty seat between Rhaenyra and Jace and scrunched his nose. He and the Velaryon boys had never quite gotten on. 

“Please, My Prince?” Vaemyra’s eyes were wide as a doe’s, her dark lips just shy of a pout.

Daeron puffed his chest as he rose. “Very well. It would be most ignoble of me, as a prince of House Targaryen, to refuse a lady’s request.” He settled beside the queen and her son, who, upon finally looking to the seat between them, were stunned to find that Vaemyra had somehow transformed into Viserys’ youngest child. Rhaenyra glanced back at the second row and smiled as she realized how much Lady Blackwood reminded her of her younger self.

Vaemyra plopped down next to Aemond. “Good morrow,” she chimed.

The prince’s eye glinted with a mixture of amusement and fascination. “Good morrow to you as well.” He wouldn’t need to spend another day chasing after her. 

“My cousins will be shooting today. I hope they aren’t too wine-sick from last night. Though, it would make for a livelier show.”

Aemond gave a soft chuckle. “What’s a tourney without a few tragic casualties?” 

Vaemyra burst into laughter. 

At the other end of the row, Rhaenys narrowed her eyes at Lady Blackwood and the prince before tugging on her lord husband’s sleeve. “Is Aemond…laughing?” 

Corlys looked over. “It would seem so.”

“I don’t believe I’ve ever seen him smile, let alone laugh. Except maliciously, of course.” 

The Sea Snake’s voice lowered to a whisper as he leaned into her ear. “About time someone pulled the rod out his arse.” 

Robb, Aly, and twenty-three other archers lined the range, toeing the shooting line in groups of five. At the blast of a horn, the fleet of bowmen unleashed a volley of arrows at hay targets. Each archer received four shots in the qualifying round, scoring points for precision and accuracy. Those who scored poorly, or missed the target entirely, were eliminated by default. By the end of the first round, the competition had thinned from twenty-five to twelve, both Blackwoods included. 

Round two saw the shooting line pushed back several meters, and the bowmen were given three shots each. Squires raised an additional target to accommodate two volleys of six shooters. Another five competitors fell short of advancing. The line was pushed back even further for round three, and a seventh target was added to the range to accommodate all the bowmen in a single volley. Each competitor received only two shots. Four archers failed to accrue enough points to continue, with one of them flinging his bow to the ground with a curse. 

The fourth and final round saw Robb Rivers versus Black Aly versus Billy Burley, whom many regarded as the sharpest longbowman in the North. 

Aemond inclined his head toward Vaemyra. “It should be you up there. Any particular reason you chose not to compete?”

“I don’t fancy myself as fine an archer as my cousins. Besides, I prefer to observe. I’m sure you’ll understand, as the realm’s reigning champion of brooding handsomely from the shadows,” she ribbed.

Aemond’s heart skipped. Handsomely?

They were shushed by Aegon the Elder, already thoroughly drunk on wine. “Quiet, youse two. This’s the good part,” he slurred. 

An expectant quiet blanketed the grounds as the final three bowmen approached the shooting line, the targets now a daunting distance away. Each participant was granted but a single shot. The air lay still as a prayer in a sept as the archers drew their bowstrings and the herald raised the horn to his mouth. Then he blew, and all three bows thwupped simultaneously. In less than an instant, the trial was over.

It would have been impossible to determine the victor from afar, and so the Royal Bowmaster was summoned to evaluate the shots up close. After several long minutes of scrutinizing the arrows—the differences in their points of impact so slight as to be nearly invisible—At last, he seized both Robb and Aly by the wrists and raised their arms, declaring a tie.

The stands rumbled with applause as servants entered the range with the victors’ rewards. Two pages presented the Blackwoods with coinpurses, each heavy with five thousand gold dragons. Several squires carted a lavish selection of longbows, shortbows, and crossbows. Robb claimed an ornately carved Weirwood longbow strung with waxed silk, while Aly reached for a lacquered oak and ivory crossbow fitted with a Valyrian steel prod. The air thrummed with cheers long after the herald announced intermission.

In the pavilions, sword swallowers, harlequins, and trained beasts performed as tourney guests fraternized amongst themselves. Vaemyra waded through the crowd in search of her cousins and found them indulging at a food stall. 

“Splendid work! A well-deserved victory for the both of you,” Vaemyra said, clapping her hands.

“Naturally,” answered Alysanne. “Someone had to put the men to shame.”

Robb took a sip of his mead with a lighthearted scoff. “Luck of the draw, dear cousin!” 

The trio was approached by Prince Jacaerys and Lady Baela, and the Blackwoods hailed them both. Vaemyra’s short time on Dragonstone had allowed her to foster a modest bond with its prince and his betrothed. It gladdened her heart to reunite with them for the first time since departing for the Red Keep. 

“Excellent show,” Baela praised. “I have an affinity for the bow, myself.”

Aly smiled. “Many thanks to you, My Lady. Should you ever find yourself in the Riverlands, I’d be honored to shoot with you.”

As Baela and Alysanne enthused over crossbows, Jace leaned into Vaemyra’s ear. “I couldn’t help but notice a change in seating arrangements at the royal box. Care to explain?” He pursed his pouty lips. 

Vaemyra gave a frivolous shrug. “Aren’t you pleased to be nearer to your little uncle?” 

Jace clasped a hand on her shoulder, pulling her further out of earshot of her cousins and his betrothed. “My Lady, you are very special. I knew this the day Baela and I received you on Dragonstone. We are proud to call you one of our own, and it would sicken me if a certain one-eyed prince were to take advantage of your good nature. I’m not one to meddle, but I urge you to be careful with that one.”

The gaiety had drained from her. “I understand your concern. I had heard…rumors of the prince long before I came here. I’ll admit, he can be a bit off-putting at times…but he has been very kind to me.” 

Jace surveyed the area for prying ears. Robb and Aly were still sipping their drinks and gushing over archery with Baela. Jace’s voice lowered even more. “Do you know how he lost that eye?” 

She furrowed her brow. “I cannot say that I do.”

“When we were young, Luke and Aemond and I…he assailed us. Called us bastards, and beat us bloody. Luke slit his eye while defending me.” 

Vaemyra’s stomach caught in her throat. Children could be cruel, yes, but if Jace’s words held any truth, Aemond harbored a darkness far beyond what she could have imagined. To hear he’d mocked the Velaryon boys’ legitimacy cut her to the core. Could Aemond have secretly felt the same disgust for her? She felt the wounds of every time she’d been nothing more than a fleeting novelty for men she believed had cared for her—each discarded promise a hollow ache in her heart.

Jace pressed on. “And do you know what he’s got hidden under there? Beneath the eyepatch?”

The blare of the herald’s horn cut their discussion—and intermission—to an end. 

Spectators trickled back into their seats, Vaemyra as retook her place beside Aemond in stiff silence. The prince chose to remain at the royal box during intermission, fixing a discerning gaze on a few of the knights as they practiced swordplay on the field. “These fools couldn’t tell pommel from hilt,” he sneered. “Look at them, floundering like tadpoles. Amusing, is it not?”

Vaemyra did not answer, nor did she look at him.

His demeanor softened. “…Is something troubling you?”

She snapped to attention with a forced smile. “Oh, no—not at all.”

“Were you pestered by another of those pompous knights?” Aemond asked, his mouth curling into a smirk. “I’ll frighten them away, if you wish it.”

Vaemyra gulped. “I’m quite alright. Truly. Let us enjoy the tourney.” 

The prince wilted. He rested a gentle hand over hers, and she did not react. 

Quarterfinals commenced with the sixteen knights remaining from the day prior. This joust, however, proved far more gruesome. Multiple unhorsings resulted in nauseating injuries to necks and skulls. Blood spurted from gaping wounds as squires sprinted through the lists, dragging their concussed and lacerated knights to the maesters. The interlude between joust and melee saw far fewer patrons at food stalls. Then the melee, fought by two teams of seven, stirred far more winces and screams than cheer. By day’s end, only ten knights stood to advance to final rounds. Swollen, battered, and bruised, the men stepped forward and removed their helmets for all to see. 

When the first knight removed his helmet, the ladies of the stands sighed and swooned in delight. Vaemyra saw his auburn hair and recognized him as Lucien Tyrell, one of the three knights who had approached her in the pavilion the day before. Next to present himself was a younger man, lean of build, with sharp, inquisitive eyes. Joffrey Arryn grinned and ran a gloved hand through his curly brown hair. The knight that followed Joffrey was even younger, no older than eight-and-ten. But what Alan Beesbury lacked in age, he compensated for with agility and raw ambition.

The next knight strode forth with a presence that demanded attention. Hair as gold as the sun, the man could be none other than Erwin Lannister, the Lion of the Lists. He had also visited Vaemyra in the pavilion on the first day of the tourney. After him came Robin Massey, a modest and approachable youth with russet hair and a kind smile. Robin bowed and stepped back to reveal a knight who was dark of hair and eyes, with copper skin. Courageous and dependable, Denys Harte saluted the crowd with a respectful dip of his head.

Next in line was a hulking Northman with cropped hair and icy blue eyes. Brusque but charming, Torrhen Manderly’s impressive stature made him appear far more mature than his nineteen years. He was followed by a knight called Corwyn Corbray, the eldest of the remaining competitors. Corbray had earned a commanding reputation as a warrior, wielding the Valyrian steel sword of his house, Lady Forlorn. Second-to-last in line was the dignified Byron Swann. A battle scar marked his brow and extended down to his strong cheekbone, obscured only slightly by his exceptionally long hair.

When the last knight stepped forward, Aemond felt an irritable prickling at the back of his neck. Vaemyra recalled the quiet gentleman as her third visitor at the pavilion. Remarkably statuesque, he loomed above the entire procession, jet black hair fanning in the breeze. Handsome, mysterious, and intense, Robert Darklyn was a brooding storm made flesh.

All ten champions were met with thunderous applause as the second day of the tourney drew to a close. Festivities after the tournament were to be a touch more lavish than the night previous. Throughout the day, groundskeepers had labored to illuminate the castle gardens with lanterns, and by evenfall, the Red Keep shimmered in all the colors of the Seven. The night hummed with music and chatter as courtiers made merry through the idyllic castle grounds.

In the Queen’s Ballroom, a massive mahogany dining table had been set to feast the royal family and all ten champions. Rhaenyra presided at the head, with Vaemyra to her right, followed by Corlys and Rhaenys. To the queen’s left were Jace, Baela, Luke, and Rhaena. Facing each other in the center of the table sat the other Blackwoods. Aemond and his siblings occupied the farthest end, with Daemon at the head opposite the queen. The knights’ seats were scattered throughout the arrangement. Off to the side of the chamber was another, much smaller table fit for the children and their maids. Ten-year-old Benjicot was aggrieved to be seated among them.

The feast saw an incredible spread of venison, pheasants, roast pig, meat pies, fruits, breads, cheeses, pottages, and stews, and aromatic wines, meads, and ales poured from crystal flagons. Vaemyra chatted with the queen, her children, and their betrothed during dinner. The Sea Snake and Princess Rhaenys inquired about Corwyn Corbray’s heroic exploits. Sers Arryn and Massey exchanged banter about the tourney, while Robb and Aly attended to their usual bickering. Across from them, Lord Samwell and his lady wife endured Erwin Lannister’s theatrical monologues about knighthood.

Beside them, Vaemyra’s father commended the young Alan Beesbury for his fortitude in the melees. To Beesbury’s left, Ser Tyrell rested his head in his hand and prattled mindlessly to Aemond, whose patience was wearing thin. Aegon guzzled wine with Torrhen Manderly as they made crude jests about the women of court. Helaena sat in silence, nudging garnishes about her plate with a fork, until Denys Harte gently asked if she was well. Though fine, she appreciated the kindness all the same. At the end of the table, Ser Swann expounded on his extensive and intricate knowledge of horsemanship to Prince Daeron and the King Consort—one enthralled, the other visibly bored.

Robert Darklyn fixed his gaze on Vaemyra throughout the feast, smiling softly at her every word. Aemond took immediate notice, and a scowl twisted his lips as he glowered at the knight with mounting fury. Their conversation fell short of his ears, but when Vaemyra chuckled at something Darklyn had said, Aemond’s jaw clenched with burning rage. Not once since the tourney had she spared him a single glance.

It was only when a maid set down a platter of sweets that the prince devised a plan to reclaim Lady Blackwood’s attention. He pulled the servant closer and murmured a command. She left and returned with three small cakes—one lemon, one apple, and one blackberry—and nodded toward the prince as she laid them before Vaemyra. When Lady Blackwood glanced over, she found him grinning at her with pride. She offered a weak smile before quickly turning away, and Aemond looked as if he’d suddenly been doused with freezing water.

The ballroom slowly emptied as the night wore on, but Vaemyra lingered at the table, deep in conversation with Ser Darklyn. Aemond never tore his eye from her for even a moment, until Ser Tyrell rose from his seat, blocking his view. By the time Aemond managed to peer around the bothersome knight, Vaemyra and Darklyn were both missing. The prince sprang to his feet in panic.

Aemond stalked through the candlelit corridors of the Keep, the coil in his chest tightening with each step. Were I to find them together… he dared not finish the thought. Then he heard the baritone echoes of Ser Darklyn’s voice from round a corner and swiftened his pace. 

“That should be a wonderful idea. Tomorrow night—” The towering knight paused at the sight of the dragon prince staring daggers through him.

Ser Tristan lifted a brow. “Your Highness? Is all well?”

Having braced himself to find Vaemyra at Darklyn’s side, and the sight of a different Blackwood brought Aemond a rush of cool relief. The prince straightened. “…Indeed. As you were.” He vanished in the blink of an eye.

Aemond grew more frantic with each passing moment as his search continued. Vaemyra was not in the library, nor the study chambers, nor the tapestry rooms. He crossed paths with her handmaids and asked if the lady had retired for the night. They shook their heads, and the prince pressed on with ragged breath. Rounding a corner far too quickly, he collided with Prince Lucerys, nearly sending the boy tumbling to the ground. Rhaena caught her betrothed by the shoulders, steadying him. She suppressed the urge to chastise Aemond for his recklessness, wary of invoking his wroth.

To speak lightly, Aemond was not fond of Luke. He had long since accepted the loss of his eye, but resentment still burned, stoked by the knowledge that his nephew suffered no true repercussions for taking it. But for perhaps the first time in ten years, those thoughts were far from his mind.

“Have you seen Vaemyra?” Aemond urged, fighting to mask the desperation in his voice.

“Might you apologize first?” Luke bit back. “That hurt.” 

“Have you seen her, or not?”

Then Rhaena chimed in, eager to send the elder prince on his way. “I believe she made mention of the gardens.” 

Aemond muttered a word of thanks and hurried off. 

Luke blinked. “...Did he just…thank us?” 

In the castle gardens, fireflies danced through the night air like living stars. Courtiers strolled about, their faces aglow beneath the light of hundreds of lanterns, while bards strummed on lute and harp. Aemond scoured every column, corner, and archway in search of Vaemyra, each second she remained hidden driving him closer to madness.

And then, at last, there she was. Alone, beside an immaculate marble fountain, her figure veiled by the soft spray of mist. She turned as he drew near, and before he could take another step, she stole into the nearby hedge maze. The prince followed her without hesitation. 

He turned this way and that, endeavoring to navigate the twisting walls of green in the darkness. The maze was dotted with revellers, and Aemond was slowed each time he had to push past them making merry in each other’s arms. Every so often, a lady would titter and sigh as her lover rustled beneath her skirts, the noises further disorienting the prince. Finally, a crown of silver hair, like a shimmer of moonlight, caught his eye.

“Why do you torment me so?” Aemond implored. “First you grow cold on me, for seemingly no reason at all, and now you have me literally chasing you in the night. Have I done something to offend you?” 

Vaemyra’s eyes were fastened to the ground.

“Why won’t you look at me?” His words were raw and strained.

Moments passed before she finally answered. “Did you hurt Jace and Luke?”

A chill pierced Aemond’s stomach. “What?”

Vaemyra looked up, and her gaze hardened on him. “When you were children. Jace told me you attacked him and his brother, beat them bloody, and left them no choice but to defend themselves. He claims that’s how you lost your eye. Is it true?”

The prince swallowed. “It is.”

“Why? How could you do such a thing?” Her voice was tight with both fury and sorrow as she began to tremble.

“You must understand, they were cruel to me. They were—”

“Bastards? Like me? And don’t you dare speak to me about cruelty, My Prince. I’ve suffered it my whole life.” The corners of her eyes pricked with cold tears. 

All the breath was ripped from Aemond’s lungs. He bit his lip so hard it nearly bled. “...I…was but a child,” he began again, voice softer now. “I was angry, and alone. Without even a dragon to call my own. They tormented me for years, Vaemyra. And no one would look at me. Not my mother, not my father, no one. And then one day, I came to Vhagar, and she saw me, truly saw me, like…like no one else in the world ever had. They say I stole her, that she wasn’t meant for me, but how can that be possible when she claimed me as much as I did her?”

Vaemyra’s silence pressed on him, suffocating. 

The prince pressed his mouth into a thin line. “Yes, we fought, Jace and Luke and I. I struck them first. It’s true.”

Knitting her brow, Vaemyra exhaled a long, shivering breath. “I am sorry for you. I truly am. And it would seem that all of you have paid a price for your actions. You, most of all.”

The words cut Aemond like ice, and he stood there, stiff and shuddering. Then, he uttered something neither he nor anyone else could have foreseen in all the years of his anguish and loathing. 

“It was wicked of me,” he confessed, voice cracking with a sincerity as deep as any words he had ever spoken. “It was wicked, and ugly, and there is no excusing any of it. I lost my temper that day, and I am sorry for it. And I do not wish to be that child anymore.”

“Is that so? And how am I to know that I’m any more than just some bastard girl to you? Or that you’re any different from any other man who’s treated me like some exotic pet? That I won’t be cast aside once you’ve grown bored of me?” Her throat clenched and ached.

The prince moved to close the distance between them. “I wish to become a better man, I do. For myself, and for you, Vaemyra.” He took her by the hand. “And you are the brightest star in the cold, dark sky that my life has been. I swear this to you, with every fiber of my very being.”

Vaemyra’s breath hitched, and a warmth bloomed in her chest that melted the ice in her eyes. Unable to bring herself to speak, she only searched his gaze with hers, and for a while the air was silent but for the soft hum of fireflies. 

Aemond squeezed her hand tighter, as if he might lose her if he let go. “Vaemyra? Please, tell me something.” He lifted his other hand to her cheek. “Tell me you’ll have me, or tell me you won’t, but tell me something. Vaemyr—”

And then, as if everything within her finally gave way, she thrust him against the maze wall, her lips crashing into his with a fierce, desperate need. Aemond stiffened at first, his pulse quickening in surprise. But then his hands found her waist, and he pulled Vaemyra closer as he kissed her with a hunger that mirrored her own. She caught his lower lip between her teeth, and Aemond moaned roughly into her mouth as his trousers swelled. Then came the sound of grassy footfalls from a nearby corner. With one hand, Vaemyra seized Aemond by the wrist and jerked him in the opposite direction, holding the hem of her gown in the other. They were both thoroughly short of breath by the time they had found their way out, and when Lady Blackwood was certain no one had seen them, she looked to the prince with a wolfish grin.

“This day has been…eventful, to say the least,” Vaemyra panted. “I think I’m ready to retire for the evening.”

Aemond simpered at her through labored breaths. “You truly are something, you know that?”

“So I’ve been told.” She reached up and plucked several leaves from the prince’s silken hair.

“Oh, ah, thank you.” He gulped another breath back into his lungs. “Would you like me to escort you to your chambers?” As a prince, he was respectful of her wish to withdraw for the night, but as a man, he would have been lying if he said he hadn’t hoped for more.

Before she could agree, her handmaids called out, hurrying towards her. They acknowledged the prince with brisk curtsies. 

“Milady, we’ve been searching everywhere for you,” said Lenore, exasperated.

“I’ve drawn your bath. Come, let us return before the water cools,” Elspeth beckoned. 

Vaemyra glanced back at the prince before her maids could whisk her away. “We’ll see each other again on the morrow. Good night, Aemond.” 

The lanterns had begun to flicker out, and the laughter of drunken courtiers grew softer still. Aemond lingered for a moment to bask in the starlight before making way to his own chambers. That night, the prince’s hands wandered with feverish need, and once he found release, he plunged into a sweet, peaceful sleep.

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Random Doctor Who Facts You Might Not Know

The Doctor has been known to keep a teddy bear in his pocket.

The Master's first TARDIS (Lolita) is the Doctor's TARDIS's twin.

The Eighth Doctor once had sex with a sentient planet.

Machiavelli, Richelieu, and Robespierre were all just different aliases for the immortal Hades.

The iceberg that the Titanic crashed into was actually the Monk's TARDIS.

Also on board at the time were several incarnations of the Doctor, the Decayed Master, Jack Harkness, John Hart, Ace McShane, and Bernice Summerfield.

The First, Fourth, and Fifth Doctors were all in London around when the Great Fire started in 1666.

The Eighth Doctor was briefly engaged to Queen Edith but ran away before the wedding.

Consecrated planets, moons, and asteroids cannot be mined under Galactic Law.

The Doctor used to make up imaginary enemies to play fight when they were a small, lonely child. One of these enemies was called Mandrake.

The Sixth Doctor once went back in time with Peri to kill a baby who would become an evil dictator but could not go through with it.

After Nyssa tried to fix the chameleon circuit, the TARDIS took the shape of a whale.

Tegan Jovanka is the Earth Ambassador to Gallifrey.

The First Doctor participated in a riot and became wanted by the CIA two days before running away from Gallifrey (although some sources dispute this).

While the Ninth Doctor witnessed Kennedy's assassination, the First Doctor witnessed McKinley's.

The First Doctor has been repeatedly eaten and regurgitated by a whale before.

Marilyn Monroe married both the Eleventh Doctor and King Henry VIII, who fathered Elizabeth I, who married the Tenth Doctor, and he had also been married to Amy Pond, who was also the Doctor’s mother-in-law through River Song. Talk about a confusing family tree!

The First Doctor fed a snapping wart fowl to Valyes's summer project, and Valyes has had a grudge ever since.

The Eighth Doctor once demanded to die naked upon being sentenced to execution.

All righty, folks. I'm very tired! Good night. I may add more later.

Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74

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bret hart vs razor ramon, royal rumble jan. 24th 1993 - full vid - 19:40-21:15

[queen-of-writing-bad-things]

Henry Danger Reader Insert | Captain Man x Reader: SEASON 1 Masterlist

| Status | Complete!

Captain Man never thought he'd grow old. For years, he fought to keep Swellview safe from monsters and villains, but one day, he realised he couldn't do it forever. Enter Henry Hart, a thirteen-year-old boy needing an after-school job, but he never expected an indestructible superhero to hire him as his sidekick.

Now, they blow bubbles and fight crime with (y/n), Ray's best friend of many years, keeping them in check. He swears he's not in love with her, but Henry doesn't buy it. Will they ever confess?

This story is mature in places with adult themes and language. It uses she/her pronouns for a female reader, but anyone is free to read and enjoy :)

Main masterlist

Episode 1: The Danger Begins Pt.1

Episode 2: The Danger Begins Pt.2

Episode 3: Mo' Danger, Mo' Problems 

Episode 4: The Secret Gets Out 

Episode 5: Tears of the Jolly Beetle 

Episode 6: Substitute Teacher 

Episode 7: Jasper Danger 

Episode 8: The Space Rock 

Episode 9: Birthday Girl Down 

Episode 10: Too Much Game 

Episode 11: Henry the Man-Beast 

Episode 12: Invisible Brad 

Episode 13: Spoiler Alert 

Episode 14: Let's Make a Steal 

Episode 15: Super Volcano 

Episode 16: My Phony Valentine 

Episode 17: Caved In 

Episode 18: Elevator Kiss 

Episode 19: Man of the House 

Episode 20: Dream Busters 

Episode 21: Kid Grounded 

Episode 22: Captain Jerk 

Episode 23: The Bucket Trap 

Episode 24: Henry & the Bad Girl Pt. 1 

Episode 25: Henry & the Bad Girl Pt. 2 

Episode 26: Jasper's Real Girlfriend 

[rookontheice]

PWHL Hit Stats Per Team

There was a lot of interesting comments on my last hit stats post (specifically about the Sirens and Victoire) so I thought I would expand on my findings!

Boston Fleet:

Megan Keller: 25 (league leader)

Emily Brown: 21

Jessica Digirolamo: 21

Shay Maloney: 19

Daniela Pejsova: 13

Minnesota Frost:

Kendall Coyne Schofield: 23

Taylor Heise: 21

Britta Curl-Salemme: 13

Klara Hymlarova: 11

Denisa Křížová: 9

Montréal Victoire

Marie-Philip Poulin: 10

Erin Ambrose: 6

Anna Wilgren: 6

Alexandra Labelle: 5

(Four way tie): 4

New York Sirens: 

Allyson Simpson: 10

Abby Roque: 9

Jamie Bourbonnais: 8

Micah Zandee-Hart: 6

(Six way tie): 5

Ottawa Charge: 

Emily Clark: 16

Aneta Tejralová: 13

Tereza Vanišová: 12

Ronja Savolainen: 10

Jocelyne Larocque: 8

Toronto Sceptres: 

Emma Maltais: 20

Renata Fast: 18

Allie Munroe: 16

Blayre Turnbull: 14

Julia Gosling: 12

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˖⁺ ⋆ .⋆｡⋆༶⋆˙⋆｡˚ 𓂅 🐆 ⋮ series

SOUR GRAPES (1996 — 1998)

⋆ starring: SHAWN MICHAELS ⋆ HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY ⋆ CHYNA ⋆ LITA ⋆ BRET & OWEN HART ⋆ features other WWF & WCW stars!

▷ watch here:

season one (complete)

Offer [36:19] ⋆ The Torch [21:59] ⋆ Heat [27:29]

Blurred Lines [11:11] ⋆ Wrestling War I [29:46] ⋆ It Begins [31:00]

First Defense [19:46] 🎄[1:30] ⋆ Wonderful Bullocks [25:38] ⋆

The Heartbreak Kid’s Plan [49:26] ⋆ Cherry Coke [36:40] ⋆

She’s Evil, Most Definitely [1:23:59] ⋆ Insanity Arc [26:19]

season two

Despite Everything [21:37]

more to be added.

BLACK SWAN (2014 — 2016)

⋆ starring: HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY ⋆ THE SHIELD ⋆ STEPHANIE McMAHON ⋆ features other NXT & WWE stars!

▷ watch here: trailer

more to be added.

˖⁺ ⋆ .⋆｡⋆༶⋆˙⋆｡˚ 𓂅 🥥 ⋮ headcanons

CHANELLE’s DATING SHOW

episode one: “THE HEARTBREAK KID” — [1:35:48] ⋆ starring guest: SHAWN MICHAELS (behind the scenes)

episode two: “EXCELLENCE OF EXECUTION” — [1:20:00] ⋆ starring guest: BRET HART

episode three: “KING OF KINGS” — [1:16:48] ⋆ starring guest: HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY

episode four: “THE LATINO HEAT” — [1:36:17] ⋆ starring guest: EDDIE GUERRERO (director’s cut)

episode five: “QUOTE THE RAVEN” — [1:00:45] ⋆ starring guest: RAVEN

episode six: “OUT OF NOWHERE” — [1:22:41] ⋆ starring guest: RANDY ORTON

episode seven: “HIDE YOUR WIVES” — [1:21:51] ⋆ starring guest: EDGE (director’s cut)

episode eight: “THE CHARISMATIC ENIGMA” — [1:05:20] ⋆ starring guest: JEFF HARDY

episode nine: “WHAT THE ROCK” — [1:59:59] ⋆ starring guest: DWAYNE JOHNSON

episode ten: “ISLAND OF RELEVANCY” — [1:46:00] ⋆ starring guest: ROMAN REIGNS

more to be added.

˖⁺ ⋆ .⋆｡⋆༶⋆˙⋆｡˚ 𓂅 🧸 ⋮ one shots

RARE COPIES ARCHIVE

tape one: “LEARN TO SHARE” — [25:00] ⋆ directed by: BRET HART & SHAWN MICHAELS

tape two: “DO NOT KLIQ” — [17:00] ⋆ directed by: SHAWN MICHAELS, KEVIN NASH, SCOTT HALL, HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY, SEAN WALTMAN.

tape three: “COME EXECUTE THIS” — [10:00] ⋆ directed by: BRET HART

tape three: “RATED ‘R’ SUPERSTAR” — [10:00] ⋆ directed by: EDGE

tape four: “PLAY MY GAME” — [10:00] ⋆ directed by: HUNTER HEARST HELMSLEY

tape five: “PENT UP” — [35:00] ⋆ directed by: SHAWN MICHAELS

more to be modified and added.

[mostbelovedaewwrestlertournament]

Most Beloved AEW Wrestler Tournament 2: Week 1 Statistics Dump

Howdy friends, it's Saturday and that means I get to treat you all to an assortment of statistics (before reading further, just remember these stats are in progress. They should not be considered fair to anyone until the tournament is over and all brackets have been tabulated)

Total votes thus far: 70,711 (average of 129.5 votes per matchup)

The Ties

Now I've seen a handful of ties in my tournaments, but those were happening more when there were fewer votes and fewer brackets. I didn't think there would be any here. But there were. Twice.

The Crushing, Crushing Defeats

I am very pleased to say that there were no unanimous victories this week. However, there were two instances of a wrestler only getting a single vote

The Top 20

Above are the stats for the first 7 days of the top 20 frontrunners (I know they're tiny and probably illegible, but I have so many numbers and don't want to deprive anyone of them)

Wins VS Losses

With this tournament formatted how it is, it is only possible for 1 person to have 155 victories and 1 person to have 155 losses. There are currently only 20 names that have a perfect record of wins and 29 names with a perfect record of losses.

The Stock Market

This is where I'll list everyone's rank and pretend it's a little stock market so you see if people are going up or down. In future weeks, I'll add little arrows so it's kind of fun, but since this week is the first, everyone will just have their rank listed

Kenny Omega - 1

Kris Statlander - 2

Swerve Strickland - 3

Orange Cassidy - 4

Jon Moxley - 5

Konosuke Takeshita - 6

Julia Hart - 7

Toni Storm - 8

Adam Page - 9

Eddie Kingston - 10

Willow Nightingale - 11

Jay White - 12

Wheeler Yuta - 13

Chuck Taylor - 14

MJF - 15

Samoa Joe - 16

Kyle O'Reilly - 17

Daniel Garcia - 18

Will Ospreay - 19

Jamie Hayter - 20

Mariah May - 21

Claudio Castagnoli - 22

Queen Aminata - 23

Kota Ibushi - 24

Katsuyori Shibata - 25

Evil Uno - 26

Hook - 26

Kazuchika Okada - 28

Harley Cameron - 29

Athena - 30

Danhausen - 31

Riho - 32

Brody King - 33

Kip Sabian - 34

Bryan Danielson - 35

Matthew Jackson - 36

Nyla Rose - 37

Buddy Matthews - 38

Mercedes Mone - 39

Anthony Bowens - 40

Powerhouse Hobbs - 41

Juice Robinson - 42

Hologram - 43

Kyle Fletcher - 44

Isiah Kassidy - 45

PAC - 45

Christian Cage - 47

Nicholas Jackson - 48

Komander - 49

Yuka Sakazaki - 49

Hikaru Shida - 51

John Silver - 52

Jack Perry - 53

Dustin Rhodes - 54

Deonna Purrazzo - 55

Killswitch - 56

Darby Allin - 57

Mark Briscoe - 58

Matt Menard - 58

Emi Sakura - 60

Skye Blue - 61

Thunder Rosa - 62

Trent Beretta - 63

Sting - 64

Penelope Ford - 65

Ruby Soho - 66

Lee Moriarty - 67

Bandido - 68

Ricky Starks - 69

Abadon - 70

Billy Gunn - 71

Cope - 72

Taya Valkyrie - 73

Keith Lee - 74

Nick Wayne - 75

Bryan Keith - 76

Red Velvet - 77

Colten Gunn - 78

The Beast Mortos - 79

Angelo Parker - 80

Mark Davis - 80

Adam Cole - 82

Darius Martin - 83

Serpentico - 84

Roderick Strong - 85

Dante Martin - 86

Austin Gunn - 87

AR Fox - 88

Matt Taven - 88

Anna Jay - 90

Shelton Benjamin - 91

Marina Shafir - 92

Malakai Black - 93

Johnny TV - 94

Dr Britt Baker DMD - 95

Ricochet - 96

Bobby Lashley - 97

Kiera Hogan - 98

Mr Brodie Lee - 99

Lance Archer - 100

Alex Reynolds - 101

Rey Fenix - 102

Leila Grey - 103

Cash Wheeler - 104

Leyla Hirsch - 105

Wardlow - 106

Marq Quen - 107

Max Caster - 108

Colt Cabana - 109

Mike Bennett - 110

Brian Cage - 110

Angelico - 112

Tay Melo - 113

Big Bill - 114

Jeff Jarrett - 115

Brandon Cutler - 116

The Blade - 116

Lio Rush - 118

Mercedes Martinez - 119

The Butcher - 120

Diamante - 121

Dax Harwood - 122

Chris Jericho - 123

Scorpio Sky - 124

Luther - 124

Jay Lethal - 126

Matt Sydal - 127

Sammy Guevara - 128

Peter Avalon - 129

Lee Johnson - 130

Paul Wight - 131

Rush - 132

Josh Woods - 133

Preston Vance - 134

Michael Nakazawa - 135

Saraya - 136

Ortiz - 137

Action Andretti - 138

Toa Liona - 139

Shawn Dean - 140

Bishop Kaun - 141

Satnam Singh - 142

Kamille - 143

Ariya Daivari - 143

Rebel - 145

Tony Nese - 146

Griff Garrison - 147

Madison Rayne - 148

Dralistico - 149

Miro - 150

Vincent - 151

Dutch - 152

Anthony Ogogo - 153

Serena Deeb - 154

Aaron Solo - 155

Nick Comoroto - 156

Funniest Notification Award

The notification that made me laugh the most this week was this one by @sendhook on Hook vs Orange Cassidy

I promise there will be more stats next week cause I'll have something to compare it to. If anyone wants to see a particular trend or know a stat, let me know in the tags or send an ask. Can't do anymore thinking beyond this cause I've spent 2 hours on it already and I wanna go play Supermarket Simulator

[loz-untold-myths]

✨️ February 16-22! Creation period starts NOW!

More details below!

Calendar

Light & Time: The Untold Myths winter event! Create for your original Zelda story following the prompts!

(Graphic above is written bottom to top on Time and top to bottom on Light).

Event Information

Create for your original legend: a TLoZ AU that follows an original incarnation of Link, Zelda, Ganon, or another character (OCs included)! These can reference previous games, but does not include AUs of pre-existing games. (The Expanding Hyrule archive currently has very similar rules - check it out if you are seeking further specification)!

You can choose to do the day's Time prompt or Light prompt interchangeably, but also go with both!

This event is super lax - it's just for fun and to encourage working on your legend! Don't feel pressured to participate or finish a piece on time. ^^

Posts go up on the corresponding days or the days after, but not sooner (unless you're doing a combination of one day and a later day).

NSFW content will not be put in the archive or reblogged, but if you create some PLEASE tag it accordingly anyway!

Be sure to tag this blog in your post so I can see it!

Origin

For a little over a year now, I've wanted to host events surrounding the TLoZ fandom's original legends! Coincidentally, the Expanding Hyrule community popped up in 2024 and succeeded where I couldn't in gathering other creators with similar interests. ^^ I figured there wouldn't be a better time to get this started up and stop procrastinating! I'd love to see everyone's stories!

Tags

✨️ February 16 - 22

Sunday; February 16, 2025

Time: Memories / Light: Glow

Monday; February 17, 2025

Time: Lie / Light: Truth

Tuesday; February 18, 2025

Time: Reversal / Light: Continue

Wednesday; February 19, 2025

Time: Quiet / Light: Tranquil

Thursday; February 20, 2025

Time: War / Light: Rebellion

Friday; February 21, 2025

Time: History / Light: Legend

Saturday; February 22, 2025

Time: Time / Light: Light

#untold myths event: light & time

Small disclaimer; I do not run the Expanding Hyrule archive or blog, but @amelias-hart does! However, that archive and community contain the same type of projects that correspond with these events. If you are interested in this, consider giving that blog and server a look! It's a lovely little community!

#original legends

Ao3 Collection: UntoldMyths_LightTimeEvent

◇ Event Master Post | Untold Myths Discord Server | Expanding Hyrule Blog | Expanding Hyrule Discord Server ◇

[idontwikeit]

thanks to @weather-mood, we discovered Interview With the Vampire Season 2 Soundtrack which is yet to be released! The tracklist contains major spoilers so beware! The tracklist details and short samples for free listening is at the end of this post

Imagine Never Being Able To Dream

2. She Could Dream, Thank You

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

3. The Whole World Was Ready To Return

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

4. Paris Sucks

(Daniel Hart, Evan Smith, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

5. Who Are The Young Men

(Daniel Hart, Evan Smith, Marc Osterer, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

6. Armand For You

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

7. Raglan James

(Daniel Hart, Damir Orascanin, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

8. The Fourth Great Law

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

9. A Vein Winding Through The Heart Of Paris

(Daniel Hart, Veronika Vitazkova, Anna Frisanova, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

10. I Don't Like Windows When They're Closed

(Daniel Hart, Alina Cherone, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

11. Amadeo

(Daniel Hart, Eleanor Tinlin)

12. Madeleine

(Shruti Kumar, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

13. Abducted

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

14. Take As Many With Me As I Could

(Daniel Hart, Bobak Lotfipour, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

15. Hello Francis, Goodbye Francis

(Daniel Hart, Evan Smith, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

16. First Time In New Orleans

(Shruti Kumar, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss

17. I Didn't Know It Was A Gift

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

18. Ladies And Gentlemen

(Daniel Hart, Bobak Lotfipour, Hideaki Aomori)

19. Jardin De Satan

(Daniel Hart, Hideaki Aomori)

20. Come To Me Again

(Daniel Hart, Sam Reid)

21. Annika

(Daniel Hart, Iosua Dascal, Damir Orascanin, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

22. Le Bucheron

(Daniel Hart, Damir Orascanin, Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

23. Flirty Salesman Shuffle

(Daniel Hart, Bobak Lotfipour, Evan Smith)

24. Woodcutter

25. The Five Great Laws

26. Baby Lu

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

27. Je N'Aime Pas Fenêtres Quand Fermée

(Daniel Hart, Alina Cherone)

28. For A Young Violinist Again

29. Love Wronged

30. In Nomine Magni

31. Followed Closely By My Madness

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

32. Vien À Moi Encore

(Synchron Stage Orchestra, Bernhard Melbye Voss)

33. Come To Me On Rue Royale

Soundtrack details and samples: https://www.prestomusic.com/classical/products/9625720--interview-with-the-vampire-season-2-original-television-series-soundtrack

[arizonaaaaaa]

Ranking glee men from gayest to homophobic

Canon gay:

1-Elliot Gilbert

2-Kurt Hummel

2.2-Alistair

3-Blaine Anderson

Not canon gay but it’s fruity as hell:

3.2- Jesse St. James

4-Mason McCarthy

5-Rory Flanagan

6-Ryder Lynn

Bisexual/pansexual:

7-Sam Evans

8-Jake Puckerman

9-Noah Puckerman

Made out with a guy:

10-Will Schuester

11-Brody Weston

Straight:

12-Mike Chang

13-Roderick Meeks

14-Joe Hart

Homophobic:

15-Artie Abrams

16-Finn Hudson

17-Cooper Anderson

Homophobic and gay:

18-Spencer Porter

19-Dave Karofsky

20-Sebastian Smythe

21-Myron Muskovitz

[sergeifyodorov]

Your post of all the first overalls to girl interrupted actively makes me feel crazy. Do you have a ranking of the most compelling first overalls?

cody's list of most compelling (active) (to me) first overalls

21. aaron ekblad (2014.) i don't care for the florida panthers

20. alexis lafreniere (2020). his strongest narrative juices are a) the bust thing (he was a covid baby, it takes time) and b) maybe him also going to rimouski like sid, if you really wanted to pull it out like that. but the two of them have little otherwise connection, so not really

19. owen power (2021) this is a list ranked by compellingness and not cutieness or who i would want to provide most with feminizing hrt against their will

18. nico hischier (2017) even some of the least compelling 1oas are still quite interesting IMHO -- nico is the highest ever drafted swiss player + a very young captain on a basement team + a CHL import. all of which *are* juicy. he just lacks... i don't know, a little extra je ne sais quoi

17. macklin celebrini (2024) invoking the power of "He Literally Just Got Here" for this one. the daddy issues are a powerful offset though

16. ryan nugent-hopkins (2011). the power of the longest-tenured member of a team is quite something. earns points for not being an upper middle class rich boy either

15. nathan mackinnon (2013). controversial to put him so low i know but in my genuine and honest opinion he's way more interesting as a Character than a Part Of The Narrative. crucial divide here. i'm about to talk about slaf's personality making him interesting narratively but they do want their good canadian boys to shut up and take it and nate doesn't rebel against that. all he wants to do is win (accomplished) and fuck sidcros (negligible)

14. juraj slafkofsky (2022) just barely edges out the nuge by virtue of a) the whole First Slovak thing (see nico) and b) his new and upcoming beef with the slovak federation??? what's all that about because THAT'S juice. THAT'S spark. slaf's great because not only are his little circumstances compelling but he's also got such a Personality to him. his little rockstar attitude. his little braces. I will show him where is Slovakia. yessss girl

13. rasmus dahlin (2018). im a dahlin attention payer so he's probably higher than he "should" be but CAPTAIN OF THE BUFFALO SABRES I AM SO SORRY.

12. erik johnson (2006) hugely fascinated by his fall from grace via golf cart, which is not a route most people take. and then of course he was a crucial emotional crux of the avs up until their 2022 run and in my belief a much more important part of their fall from grace post-run than whatever landeskog is doing. and of course any flyer is relevant by nature

11. jack hughes (2019) you cannot deny the hughes are interesting narratively because they are important. he's not as interesting or as important as quinn though so obviously not as high on the list as he might have otherwise been

10. taylor hall (2010) actually super interesting because he has, throughout his entire career, been on one (1) good team (the 2022-23 boston bruins). he has a hart trophy!!! you guys know he has a fucking hart trophy right???? while they were drafting davo et al, he was an oiler. while they were drafting nico, he was a devil, while they were drafting owen, he was a sabre, and when they drafted connor bedard he was a blackhawk. always the bridesmaid, never the bride

9. steven stamkos (2008). there's always something to be said for waiting a long time to get what you want. and then once that goal's been accomplished, they throw you out.

8. connor bedard (2023) Let's Get Generational With It

7. john tavares (2009) brief let's un-get generational with it to talk about mr magic amulet breaking TWO entire playoff round curses as captain, twice. about him choosing toronto. about Him

6. auston matthews (2016) what if you were a vain shy arizona boy who wanted nothing more than to be a star and then they gave it to you and then you immediately had to learn that it's not nearly as good as you thought it was going to be. and you were actually kind of gay the whole time (im biased. this is cody sergeifyodorov's immense toronto bias. be normal)

5. patrick kane (2007)

4. marc-andre fleury (2003) the whole saga of him in pittsburgh AND the whole saga of him in vegas AND the whole saga of him in minnesota (and the brief intermission when he was in chicago) are all massive narrative moments of their own, but to have all of them? to be a goaltender that lucky and that loved for that long? it's not done. it will never be done again.

3. connor mcdavid (2015) I Love It When The Ginger Man Suffers

2. alexander ovechkin (2004) you know i could write essays on ovi. i could write dissertations. people have already done so -- i would not be the first and will not be the last if i join their ranks. i could take about the goals and the record chase. i could talk about the way he's been juxtaposed against the guy who you really should have known going in was going to be number one for his whole career. i could talk about the hunt for 2018, and the long, long time they said he was useless, no matter the record. but i will say after me. after me, i give it to you, baby.

sidney crosby (2005). obviously

[maharetscompound]

IWTV S2 - Cast & Productions Interviews - Part Two

This is a compilation of all cast and productions interviews during Interview with the Vampire Season Two.

(Disclaimer: If I've missed something or miscalculated, please just let me know.)

The first half of the interviews are listed and linked here, from April 29 - June 8.

The second half of the interviews are below, from June 9 - July 3⬇️

Week of Episode 2x5 (June 9 – June 15)

June 9 – Tell-Tale TV – How Rolin Jones Solved the ‘Weird Lestat Problem’ on ‘Interview with the Vampire’: Plus Details on Claudia’s Recasting, Ben Daniels as Santiago, and More - Rolin Jones and Mark Johnson

June 9 – Entertainment Weekly – Interview With the Vampire stars break down the truth of what happened in San Francisco - Jacob Anderson and Assad Zaman

June 9 – Comic Book – Luke Brandon Field Talks Young Daniel Molloy and That Fateful Original Interview - Luke Brandon Field

June 9 – TV Guide – A Conversation With Interview with the Vampire's Daniel Molloys, Eric Bogosian and Luke Brandon Field - Eric Bogosian and Luke Brandon Field

June 9 – TV Insider – Inside the Brutal ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Season 2 San Francisco Flashback - Rolin Jones, Assad Zaman, Luke Brandon Field, Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson

June 9 – Screen Rant – Interview With The Vampire Season 2, Episode 5: Luke Brandon Field On Exploring Daniel's Past & Bonding With Louis - Luke Brandon Field

June 9 – Collider – Luke Brandon Field Dissects His "Tough" 'Interview with the Vampire' Episode - Luke Brandon Field

June 10 – The Wrap – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Star Luke Brandon Field on Excavating Daniel Molloy’s Past: ‘A Visceral, Sublime Experience’ - Luke Brandon Field

June 10 – Autumn Brown (Video) – Double Vision with Eric Bogosian & Luke Brandon Field  - Eric Bogosian and Luke Brandon Field

June 10 – AMC Talk – Composer Daniel Hart Breaks Down The Music Behind The Madness Of Season 2 - Daniel Hart

June 12 – TV Guide – Interview with the Vampire Costume Designer Carol Cutshall Delves Into Season 2's Best Looks - Carol Cutshall

June 12 – The Mary Sue (Video) – Luke Brandon Field on young Daniel, music, and 'Interview With the Vampire' – Luke Brandon Field

June 13 – TV Insider – ‘Interview With the Vampire’: Luke Brandon Field Reveals His & Eric Bogosian’s Shared Inspiration for Daniel - Luke Brandon Field, Eric Bogosian and Rolin Jones

June 14 – TV Guide (Video) – Interview with the Vampire: Louis and Daniel Discover Shared Trauma – Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian

June 14 – On the Score – DANIEL HART continues his INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE - Daniel Hart

Week of Episode 2x6 (June 16 – June 22)

June 16 – Entertainment Weekly – Interview With the Vampire stars dissect episode 6's tragic betrayal - Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman and Delainey Hayles

June 16 – TV Insider – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Stars on Armand’s Betrayal, Madeleine’s Transformation & That Major Twist - Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Delainey Hayles and Sam Reid

June 17 – Collider – 'Interview with the Vampire' Creator on Telling a Haunting Season 2 That Will "Stay in Your Bones" - Rolin Jones and Mark Johnson

June 17 – TV Guide (Video) – Interview with the Vampire Stars Rewatch Season 2 Scenes – Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid and Delainey Hayles

June 17 – Autumn Brown (Video) – Dressed to Depress with Roxane Duran – Roxane Duran

June 17 – AMC Talk – Sam Reid’s Character Lestat Is Hot & Bothered For All The Wrong Reasons - Sam Reid

June 18 – Podsluchane (Video) – Assad wants to see the world burn – Assad Zaman

June 19 – Katie O’shaughnessy (Video) – Chatting with Assad Zaman! – Assad Zaman

June 20 – TV Insider – How to Prepare for Lestat’s Return in ‘Interview With the Vampire’s Most Pivotal Episode - Sam Reid and Rolin Jones

June 21 – ReVamp – Delainey Hayles - Delainey Hayles

Week of Episode 2x7 (June 23 – June 29)

June 23 – Collider – ‘Interview with the Vampire’s Assad Zaman & Eric Bogosian on Season 2’s Satisfying Conclusion - Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian

June 23 – Collider – 'Interview with the Vampire's Roxane Duran Explains Madeleine's Fateful Choice - Roxane Duran

June 23 – Entertainment Weekly – Interview With the Vampire's Sam Reid breaks down that 'brutal, heartbreaking' death - Sam Reid

June 23 – Screen Rant – Interview With The Vampire Season 2, Episode 7: Roxane Duran On Madeleine & Claudia's Fate - Roxane Duran

June 23 – Decider – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Stars Sam Reid and Delainey Hayles Break Down Claudia’s Final Moments: “Lestat’s Never Gonna Get Over It” - Sam Reid and Delainey Hayles

June 23 – Screen Rant – Interview With The Vampire Season 2, Episode 7: Sam Reid On Lestat's Plan (Or Lack Thereof) For The Trial - Sam Reid

June 23 – TV Guide – Interview with the Vampire's Delainey Hayles and Rolin Jones 'Leaned Into Grotesque Beauty' for the Trial's 'Horrifying' End - Delainey Hayles and Rolin Jones

June 23 – TV Insider – Inside ‘Interview With the Vampire’s Most Tragic Hour: The Trial Explained - Delainey Hayles, Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid and Roxane Duran

June 23 – Comic Book – Interview With the Vampire: Roxane Duran Breaks Down Madeline's Tragic Fate - Roxane Duran

June 23 – TV Line – Interview With the Vampire EP on the ‘Grotesque Beauty’ of [Spoiler]’s Death Ahead of Season 2 Finale - Rolin Jones

June 23 – Vulture – Delainey Hayles Played Claudia’s IWTV Tragedy Like a Volcano - Delainey Hayles

June 24 – AMC Talk – Assad Zaman On Armand’s Alien Beauty In Season 2 - Assad Zaman

June 25 – TV Insider – ‘Interview With the Vampire’: Roxane Duran Says Madeleine’s Illicit Affair Was ‘Not About Love’ - Roxane Duran

June 26 – The Hollywood Reporter – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Renewed for Season 3 at AMC - Sam Reid

June 26 – MXDWN – Showrunner Rolin Jones, EP Mark Johnson, And Actor Assad Zaman Discuss Journey To Paris For ‘Interview With The Vampire’ S2 - Rolin Jones, Mark Johnson and Assad Zaman

June 28 – Autumn Brown (Video) – Terrorized and Therapized with Sam Reid – Sam Reid

Post-Finale Interviews (June 30)

June 30 – ATX Festival Panel (Video) – Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire Q&A with Creatives & Cast – Assad Zaman, Rolin Jones and Mark Johnson

June 30 – Variety – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Team on the Finale’s Big Reunion and How Season 3 Will Feel Like It’s Been ‘Taken Hostage By Lestat’ - Jacob Anderson, Sam Reid, Delainey Hayles and Rolin Jones

June 30 – Screen Rant – Interview With The Vampire Season 2, Episode 8: Assad Zaman & Eric Bogosian Answer Lingering Devil's Minion Questions - Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian

June 30 – The Wrap – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Cast Unpacks Season 2 Ending, Teases Season 3 - Sam Reid, Assad Zaman, Jacob Anderson and Rolin Jones

June 30 – Screen Rant –  Interview With The Vampire Season 2 Ending: Louis & Lestat's Relationship Future Addressed By Star - Jacob Anderson

June 30 – Decider – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Season 2 Ending Explained: Jacob Anderson Explains the Profound Meaning Behind “I Own The Night” - Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson

June 30 – Collider – 'Interview with the Vampire's Jacob Anderson & Delainey Hayles on the Season 2 Finale's "Sickening Reveal" - Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles

June 30 – Vanity Fair – Jacob Anderson Loves Doing “Insane” Things on Interview With the Vampire - Jacob Anderson

June 30 – Collider – Has 'Interview with the Vampire's Sam Reid Ever Played the Real Lestat? It's Complicated - Sam Reid

June 30 – The Daily Beast – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Stars Unpack That Shocking Finale Twist - Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian

June 30 – Los Angeles Times – ‘Interview With the Vampire’: Rolin Jones on Season 2’s finale; what’s next for Louis and Lestat - Rolin Jones

June 30 – New York Times – ‘Interview with the Vampire’: Ben Daniels on That Bloody Season 2 Finale - Ben Daniels

June 30 – Entertainment Weekly – Interview With the Vampire showrunner and Sam Reid tease season 3 after that emotional finale - Sam Reid and Rolin Jones

June 30 – TV Fanatic – Interview with the Vampire Post-Mortem: Sam Reid On 'Messy' Lestat and Lestat's Reunion With Louis - Sam Reid

June 30 – TV Insider – Behind the Scenes of ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Finale, Plus Season 3 Teases About Lestat & Louis - Rolin Jones and Mark Johnson

June 30 – Screen Rant – Interview With The Vampire Season 2, Episode 8: Jacob Anderson & Delainey Hayles Say Goodbye To Claudia - Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles

June 30 – TV Insider – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Stars Break Down That Game-Changing Season 2 Finale - Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman and Eric Bogosian

June 30 – TV Line – Interview With the Vampire EP Talks Finale Deaths, Betrayals and Twists, Teases Lestat-Centric Season 3 - Rolin Jones

June 30 – The Hollywood Reporter – ‘Interview With the Vampire’ Boss, Stars Talk Finale’s Heart-Wrenching Twist and Season 3 - Rolin Jones, Assad Zaman, Jacob Anderson and Sam Reid

June 30 – TV Guide – Interview with the Vampire's Jacob Anderson and Rolin Jones Wanted to 'Achieve Vampire Grace' for Louis - Jacob Anderson and Rolin Jones

Post-Finale Interviews (July 1 - July 3)

July 1 – UPI – 'Vampire' star Sam Reid: Claudia, Louis will always be family to Lestat -Sam Reid

July 1 – The A.V. Club – Showrunner Rolin Jones on that explosive Interview With The Vampire finale - Rolin Jones

July 1 – The Wrap – ‘Interview With the Vampire’: Assad Zaman Unpacks the Truth Behind Armand’s Lies - Assad Zaman and Rolin Jones

July 1 – Decider – ‘Interview with the Vampire’ Stars Weigh in on Whether Louis and Lestat are Like Ben and J. Lo: “They Always Get Back Together All the Time” - Sam Reid and Jacob Anderson

July 1 – Little Gold Men – Jacob Anderson Dives Deep Into Interview with the Vampire’s Wild Finale – Podcast - Jacob Anderson

July 2 – Vulture – ‘The Show Is Built to Make People Feel Insane’ A season-two post-immortem with Interview With the Vampire showrunner Rolin Jones. - Rolin Jones

July 2 – Vulture – It Tastes Different Playing Armand - Assad Zaman

July 2 – AMC Talk – Eric Bogosian On Daniel Molloy’s Surprising Journey Through Season 2 - Eric Bogosian

July 3 – Playbill – How Eric Bogosian Achieved a Lifelong Dream in AMC's Interview with the Vampire - Eric Bogosian

July 3 – What to Watch – Sam Reid on how playing Interview with the Vampire's Lestat 'has become a lifestyle' - Sam Reid

July 4 – TV Tonight – How Emma Freeman creates the (bloody) magic for Interview with the Vampire - Emma Freeman

[jadoue1999]

Kaleidoscope

Next parts: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, Chapter 7, Chapter 8, Chapter 9, Chapter 10, Chapter 11, Chapter 12, Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 15, Chapter 16, Chapter 17, Chapter 18, Chapter 19, Chapter 20, Chapter 21, Chapter 22

Summary:

What might have happened if Agatha had succeeded in draining the coven? What was her plan with Billy after?

This is this story.

Chapter 1: Power

“Are there any real witches here? Because all I see are have been and could have been.”

Alice’s magic hits her first and it feels like a full breath after years of panting. She hears someone scream in protest before another wave of magic hits her. Lilia’s. She had been scared that her earlier warning would foil her plans but it seems like the old crone was too caught up in emotions to be rational. She’s surprised when a third beam joins the rest. Of course, she knew that a coven’s power intensified when reunited, but she didn’t think it would be strong enough to override Jen’s binding. And it isn’t, not completely, but the sparks she gets are strong and only fuel her more. She can feel their lives slowly slipping away as their powers are drained and it’s the best she’s felt in 3 years.  

While she wishes she could stay in this moment forever, all good things must come to an end. Agatha feels their magick dwindling and stops, so she cuts the binds and vaguely hears their bodies hit the ground. She opens her eyes to see a terrified Mrs Hart trying to escape. She doesn’t have the energy to deal with her, so with a quick mind wiping spell she removes the memories of what happened and sends her back home to her flowers. She can hear commotions upstairs which she assumes is the kid with the Salem Seven so she decides to intervene. 

That’s when she notices a glowing door on the ground. 

At first, she doesn’t know what to do, there’s never been a door after singing the ballad. With a flick of her hand, the heavy wooden doors open to show steps leading down into the earth. The path is lit with blue roots and emanates powerful magick. She can’t understand what she’s seeing. It’s always been a con, a way to lure gullible witches to steal their powers. She’s always set the rules and the reasons why it would never open if she weren’t there. She’s always made sure that witches would come to her. And in all that time, not once had a door actually appeared. What has changed now?

“Agathaaaaaaaa,” says an approaching voice and that’s when it hits her.

It’s him.

That child who is protected by a sigil, that child who somehow broke her out of Wanda’s spell. The child that she can’t learn anything about. The child that was so desperate to embark on the Witches Road that quite literally manifested it, in the same way that his mother had lost herself to her grief and conjured up her own sitcom life.

This is Wanda’s child. 

She has seconds to react as he’s barreling down the stairs and she decides to quickly cast an illusion to hide the door. She doubts the kid knows what he’s done and she wants to crack him open herself. She closes the doors with a wave of her hand while she’s at it so no one falls into the unseen hole. 

“We have to hurry, they’re coming!” The kid exclaims. His running comes to an abrupt stop when his eyes land on Jen, Lilia, and Alice’s corpse. He looks up at her, eyes full of fear and horror. “W— what happened?”

She has a choice, she can fool him into thinking that she was the victim or she could confront him about who he is. She has to weigh the plus sides and the downsides. The Maximoffs can be… reactive if her encounter with Wanda taught her anything so Agatha has to tread lightly with a scared teenager. 

She goes for the victim act.

Her eyes water and she shrinks onto herself. “The door didn’t open and— and I suppose that they got mad. They blamed me and attacked me.”

Teen looks at the corpses, unconvinced. “And they’re dead?”

She gulps exaggeratingly. “I have the ability to siphon a witch’s powers, and I can usually control it but… but I haven’t had powers for three years, and I don’t know what happened. It was like finally taking a full breath after being underwater for years, I couldn't stop myself.”

Agatha’s been doing this for long enough that she knows exactly how to present herself when she wants to look vulnerable. She can see the teen… Billy, if she remembers right, hesitates, he’s trying to see if she’s being truthful or not. There’s no time though, because the door bursts open, and the first of the Salem Seven crawls down the stairs.

Okay, yeah, even she can admit that it’s creepy as fuck.

“Agatha!” Shouts Teen as he moves behind her. “What do we do?!”

She blasts the witch before she can reach them. She hits the wall with a crunch and Agatha hopes that it’s enough. Two more barrels down the stairs and she does her best to deal with them. Her magick is a trickle of what it once was and doesn’t hit as strongly as it did. She’s getting frustrated, she can feel Teen’s power and yet he’s not doing anything. He’s panicking, trying to find something to hit the witches with but he’s just wasting time. As the last four witches join them, she can’t take it anymore.

“Billy!” Agatha shouts. 

The kid immediately freezes as she says his name. “How do you—”

“There’s no time!” She yells, blasting the fox looking witch. “You have to help me over here!”

“How?! I can’t blast, or shield! I can’t do anything!”

He’s panicking, and apparently clueless about his powers. Just her luck. “You have power, you just have to release it.”

“I don’t!”

“Billy!” She screeches just as the raven witch manages to hit her. 

She hears the teenager whimper and Agatha looks over to see him being surrounded by two witches. She briefly wonders if they can feel who he is. The air around them starts vibrating just as he curls onto himself and she knows just what it means. The Salem Seven don’t, obviously, because they barge right at the threat the moment they sense the power radiating off Billy. Are they seriously expecting to win against a freshly realized son of the Scarlet Witch? 

Agatha watches eagerly as sparks light up his fingers and his eyes briefly glow a bright blue before he closes them in fear. Survival is often the reason that witches unlock their powers; it seems that Billy will be no different. Billy screams and power quite literally explodes from him. It’s fascinating. Agatha might be cruel and a killer but she recognizes potential. She’s always loved to see powerful magick in action and the teenager is certainly fulfilling that criteria. She watches as the Salem Seven realizes just how doomed they are as the blue magick hits them. The feral minded coven doesn’t just die, they quite literally disintegrate at what looks like a molecular level. As the witches fall apart, Billy’s magick, exploding as it is, passes through her. Her body reacts to the involuntary attack, grabbing onto the magick and siphoning it. It takes her a few seconds to realize what’s happening but she doesn’t want to stop it when she does.

Billy’s magick is delicious.

It’s somehow even more exquisite than Wanda’s, and any other witch she’s ever consumed. If Lilia’s, Jen’s, and Alice’s magicks were like a cold glass of water after a drought, Billy’s is a tsunami. It’s endless and powerful and unrestrained. She hadn’t known what she wanted to do with him before, but she knows now.

She wants to drain him until the very last drop.

Billy soon notices what’s happening, and his eyes fill with fear. His teeth are clenched tight as he tries to stop the flow of magick, but Agatha knows that unless she breaks the link, she will be feeding until the end. 

“Stop, stop!” He pleads in a voice that might have made her reconsider if she didn’t know who he was. She can see the panic growing in his eyes, and his magick tries to defend him but all it does is give her his powers faster. “Stop, please. Please stop!”

She cackles at that if the boy really thinks that she’s going to—

“STOP!”

The link is cut, and Billy falls bonelessly to the ground. Agatha looks at her hands and then at the teen loudly catching his breath, trying to understand what happened. He’s full of the wrinkles that show how much she’s taken but they smooth out in seconds. No one has ever made her stop, no matter how much they had pleaded. But then again, she hadn’t stopped out of her own volition, had she? He had compelled her to stop.

Just how powerful is the son of the Scarlet Witch?

She can’t wait to find out.

***

Notes: I hope you enjoyed this first chapter! This fic is born out of me wondering what the hell was Agatha's plan ever since we saw that she wanted to kill everyone for their powers and yet kept Billy away. This story is pre-written and I'll be updating every Sunday and Tuesday. Strap yourself in, this is going to be a wild ride!

Tag list: @trampledore @hannah-0730 @fyregrl @lanfear-is-my-darkmistress @lover12345abcde @astronglywordeddm @tiredwitchmachine @lesbiifem

Comment if you want to be added!

[hannahhook7744]

hc for The Heart Siblings ?

Quinlynn, Hardy/Hart, and Red/Róisín were born on the isle of the lost. When the barrier was brought down Quinlynn was 21, Hardy was 18 (almost 19), and Red was 10.

Hardy's birthday is February 14th.

Hardy has been rumored to be an affair child: the rumors on who exactly cheated aren't really clear and the Heart siblings aren't really sure there's any truth to it at all.

When asked why they look so different from one another, they always respond with one of two things: "Genetics are weird" or "Wonderland genetics".

Hardy is a part of Uma's crew, Quinlynn is a part of Harriet's crew, and Red is a bit of a loner but eventually joins the Badun Detective Agency.

Out of the three siblings, Red is the only one who didn't really mind working at her mother's salon. She hated having her as a teacher, though (they all did).

Hardy (along with the rest of the crew) ends up briefly working at Auradon Prep (because Uma asked him to and he's not saying no to Uma).

Hardy and Quinlynn both avoid getting trapped in Wonderland when their mother took control (when Red was twelve or so) but Red wasn't so lucky.

They both hold a grudge against Beast for this since he did it while Ben and Mal were away (Ben was not happy to find this out and never ever left the kingdom in control of his parents again).

Hardy hated working at his mother's salon but would do it to keep the peace because he didn't want to deal with another fight.

Quinlynn gave her parents the hardest time, both when it came to working at the salon and at life in general.

Red is the only one who really yearns for her mother's love and approval still. Her siblings both gave up ages ago on that (she doesn't give up on it until after she resets the timeline the first time).

Quinlynn and Hardy are both protective of Red.

The three of them get along quite well. As well as siblings can, anyway.

Hart's full name is Prince Hartmann Hardison Hearts of Wonderland. He hates it and refuses to go by anything other than Hardy or Hart, even if it does cause a fight.

Quinlynn's full name is Princess Quinlynn Mirana Hearts of Wonderland. She is the only one who doesn't hate her actual first name.

Red's full name is Princess Róisín Evangeline Hearts of Wonderland. She also refuses to go by her actual name.

Quinlynn, Hardy, and Red all hold varying degrees of resentment towards their father for not protecting them, but none of them outright hate him (they claim to hate their mom, but well...she's their mom and they can't actually bring themselves to hate her. Not that they'll admit that).

Hardy taught Red how to do graffiti: Quinlynn pretends that she has no idea this has occurred but she's fully aware and pretends otherwise to keep up appearances as the 'stern older sister'.

Hardy spends as much time as he possibly can on the Lost Revenge without his mother storming over to get him.

Quinlynn became bitter and disillusioned with love because not only did Lil Yaz die before she could tell him how she felt but after she tried moving on with Cheekbones Stabbington, he died too. After losing them, she swore she'd never love again and she might just keep that promise. One might even call her depressed.

Hardy's weapon of choice is a pole axe, Quinlynn's weapon of choice is a Bardiche, and Red's is a flamingo croquet mallet (which her siblings made sure she knew how to use): though she's also handy with a sword and with things she can swing.

Hardy walks around and sleeps with a knife in his sock (inspired by this post).

Red's time traveling shenanigans erased Hardy/Hart from existence—which means the affair child allegations might be true. Though that doesn't explain his extreme resemblance to his dad and the fondness Qoh seems to have for him/the fact she claims him as hers.

Her time traveling shenanigans also brought two new Hearts siblings into existence: Couper and Pink.

Couper is a year younger than Red and Pink is two years younger than Red.

Pink’s full name is Princess Primula 'Pink' Euphrosyne Gulisa Diamond Hearts of Wonderland. She, like most of her siblings, prefers her nickname to her actual name.

Couper’s full name is Prince Copernicus Bayard Kingston Hearts of Wonderland.

Pink’s weapon of choice is a spear while Couper’s is card-shaped throwing stars. Pink is also handy with a staff and Couper's handy with an axe.

Couper is closer to Red than Pink is in the reset timeline. This is because he's not as close to his mom as Pink is because he gets dreams about the main timeline—the one Red was from.

He's still conflicted about how he feels about his mother. In this timeline, she isn't the Queen of Hearts: in this timeline, she didn't neglect them or abuse them by turning their friends into mindless objects loyal to only her.

She didn't do what she did to their cousins in this timeline where he exists. But she did it in Red’s.

Couper loves his mom but Red’s hurting and grappling with the guilt of erasing Hart and others from existence with her time traveling.

Pink is oblivious to this: she doesn't know why Red hates mom, while Couper can hardly look at her. All she knows is that Quinlynn is happy and loves mom, and that she herself is happy and loves mom. She doesn't know why her sister hates their mom and her and why she tolerates their dad more. It doesn't make sense to her and it hurts her.

It would be one thing if Red got along with her and didn't like their mom. But that's not the case and she just doesn't understand why Red hates her.

(Pink reminds Red of how Bridget and herself used to be when they were young and innocent. It scares her. She's afraid that something will make Pink snap like Bridget did or that Pink will do something she can't easily take back like Red, who's been grappling with whether or not she should try to fix what she did).

(How can she make Bridget back into a monster that hurt tons of people? How can she ruin her dad's happiness in this land? How can she erase two siblings and a third’s happiness to bring back another who wasn't happy to begin with?).

(How can she sit by and allow Hadie and Chloe to flounder with the knowledge they technically don't exist anymore despite the fact they're still here?).

(How can she—how could she—what did she do? What did they do? Nothing about this is right—can she even fix this?).

Pink is the most like their mom. She loves baking, loves the color pink and cutesy stuff, sometimes struggles to make friends, struggles with social cues, and is a people pleaser. It took her forever to start making friends other than her mom but she eventually managed.

Managed by getting into sports and making friends with the eventual other contestants in the Auradon Kingdom Cup Games.

But the games end up coming between them and make things stressful.

Pink is jealous of how close Red and Couper are, and wishes she could have that kind of relationship with one of her siblings. Quinlynn’s cool but the age gap between them means they don't get to spend a lot of time together and Pink feels like they barely know each other.

(Maybe she should have been named Green instead).

Pink is determined to beat Red, Couper, and all their friends at the games in the hopes that it will finally get Red to see her and start respecting her. To start seeing her as something other than pathetic for their mom being her best friend.

Couper and Red are oblivious to Pink’s struggles until the games.

Eventually Red makes the hard decision to go back in time with Chloe and the others they time traveled with (in my fic) to undo everything they did.

With the help of the Wonderland Stone, Chloe and Red (along with the other person who had time traveled with them) are able to ensure the continued existence of the kids their meddling created by making a wish with Its remaining power.

In the reset timeline all of the Hearts Siblings were born on the isle.

When the barrier is brought down Quinlynn is 21, Hardy is 16 going on 17, Red is 10, Couper is 9, and Pink is 8.

Red, Couper, and Pink are closer than they were before but Red feels guilty for making their lives worse. No matter how much they claim not to hold any resentment towards her.

The three of them, being the only ones who have memory of the other timelines, have mental health issues due to it all. They find ways to cope though.

The Hearts Siblings are all very protective of one another (and their cousins, to an extent).

The third timeline is a bit of a mix between the other two timelines: meaning it's better than the first timeline but not as good as the second. It's the preferred one for Red.

(It's the preferred one for Chloe too, who's happy to have her big brother back and to have Wonderland no longer separated from Auradon).

Red's favorite color is red, Pink's favorite color is pink, and Couper's favorite color is red while Quinlynn and Hart's favorite color is black.

Quinlynn, Hart, Couper, Pink, and Red all used to shout 'off with your head!' when angered when they were little. It's something none of them are proud of and have agreed not to talk of.

They all have gotten in an argument with the Hooks, de Vils, and Hearts over which shade of red is the best. No one won the argument but it did succeed in getting the three groups of vks to side eye their own siblings/cousins.

Quinlynn's first word was 'no', Hart's first word was 'fuck!', Red's was 'uh oh', Pink's was 'mama', and Couper's was 'Boo-Boo'.

Anyone who has babysat them or gotten in a fight with them or taught them can tell you these two things about them: 1. They all have horrid tempers and 2. They can and will bite without a second thought, but they will bite hard enough to draw blood.

Couper liked working at his mom's hair salon but has been banned from it because he lopped off a ton of hair on a customer for insulting him. He still claims it was warranted.

(On an unrelated note, Couper is Princess Debbie Tremaine-Westergaard's favorite Heart sibling and the only one she'll do business with).

Pink is the only Hearts sibling who can cook.

Hart is the sailing master of the Lost Revenge Crew.

Quinlynn is the 'personal hygiene expert'and 'hair stylist' of the Queen's Fury Crew.

Quinlynn likes doing nails, playing cards, baking, potions making, chemistry, doing hair (especially crazy hair), listening to music, and dancing.

Red likes science, reporting/writing for the school newspaper, art, parkour, sports, and detective work, among other things.

Pink likes sports, baking, cutesy fashion, and interior designing, among other things.

Couper likes hairstyling, sports, parkour, darts, throwing stuff, vandalism, and playing cards, among other things.

Hart likes sailing, parkour, sword fighting, vandalism, playing cards, dumpster diving, cryptid hunting, swimming with the sharks, pickpocketing, and hairstyling (he just doesn't like doing it for his mother).

Quinlynn at the request of @trashfr0g , eventually ends up getting her happily ever after with Ty Rabbit, Mother rabbit's kid.

Those are all the headcanons I have for now but thanks for asking.

[rookontheice]

Hit stats per team!

(I included an average this time)

Boston Fleet:

Megan Keller: 45

Jessica Digirolamo: 35

Emily Brown: 34

Shay Maloney: 33

Daniela Pejsova and Emma Greco: 25

Average: 17.96 (1st)

Minnesota Frost:

Britta Curl-Salemme: 25

Brooke McQuigge and Klara Hymlarova: 22

Mellissa Channell-Watkins: 18

Kelly Pannek: 17

Denisa Křížová: 16

Average:10.57 (5th)

Montréal Victoire:

Marie-Philip Poulin: 27

Kati Tabin: 26

Anna Wilgren and Cayla Barnes: 20

Laura Stacey: 18

Erin Ambrose and Amanda Boulier: 16

Average: 10.04 (6th)

New York Sirens: 

Abby Roque: 48

Micah Zandee-Hart and Sarah Fillier: 30

Jade Downie-Landry: 26

Ella Shelton: 25

Noora Tulus: 21

Average: 15.46 (2nd)

Ottawa Charge: 

Emily Clark: 35

Aneta Tejralová: 27

Tereza Vanišová: 23

Gabbie Hughes: 21

Jocelyne Larocque and Mannon McMahon: 19

Average: 12.31 (4th)

Toronto Sceptres: 

Renata Fast: 54 (league leader)

Emma Maltais: 44

Blayre Turnbull and Allie Munroe: 40

Daryl Watts: 26

Megan Carter: 21

Average: 14.56 (3rd)

[felassan]

Game Informer "Hub" archive

This post was like their index/contents page of links to every article.

(Please note that in some cases article titles were updated at some point after first being published, e.g. the "A Deep Dive Into Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Expansive Character Creator" article is the same article as "Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Character Creator Is BioWare's Most Robust Yet".)

"Dragon Age: The Veilguard Exclusive Coverage [note: the inclusion of the listing for GI's final piece of coverage on DA:TV - the art book announcement - was not captured in time by the Wayback Machine from what I can see, and so while the article itself is still available to read, it does not appear in this record of the Hub. it would have appeared here first before the listing for the article on Bellara, which is below]"

"Everything We Know About Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Bellara Lutara We spoke to BioWare about Bellara Lutara, the first companion players will recruit in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jul 22, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

"Here's The Main Voice Cast For Dragon Age: The Veilguard The protagonist, Rook, will have four options to choose from. by Charles Harte on Jul 22, 2024 at 11:24 AM"

"BioWare Leads Discuss The Making Of Dragon Age: The Veilguard Corinne Busche, John Epler, and Mark Darrah dive into BioWare's long-awaited RPG. by Alex Van Aken on Jul 19, 2024 at 02:43 PM"

"Dragon Age: The Veilguard Is 'Respectful And Referential' To Previous Games Without Making Them Mandatory Game director Corinne Busche tells Game Informer it's about managing assumptions. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jul 17, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

"A Deep Dive Into BioWare's Companion Design Philosophy In Dragon Age: The Veilguard BioWare says these companions are the series' best yet. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jul 15, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

"Yes, Dragon Age: The Veilguard Has Nudity, And I've Seen It And we're not talking implied nudity here. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jul 10, 2024 at 01:00 PM"

"Companions Can Romance And Form Relationships With Each Other In Dragon Age: The Veilguard Giving a cold shoulder to a companion might nudge them into the warm shoulder of someone else. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jul 08, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

"Dragon Age: The Veilguard Will Feature A ‘Robust’ Transmog System At Launch You won't need to compromise fashion for function in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jul 04, 2024 at 04:00 PM"

"Here’s How Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s ‘Unbound’ Option Lets You Customize Difficulty And More Using the Unbound difficulty option, you can customize parry timing, enemy health, and more. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jul 01, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

"Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Character Creator Is BioWare’s Most Robust Yet We spent nearly 40 minutes crafting a Rook in BioWare's best character creator yet – here's what we learned. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 27, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

"Dragon Age Cover Story And Shadow of the Erdtree Review | GI Show Our flagship gaming podcast covers Dragon Age: The Veilguard, our Elden Ring DLC review, Concord, Supervive, and more. by Alex Van Aken on Jun 27, 2024 at 01:57 PM"

"Breaking Down Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Classes And Factions There are three classes and six factions to choose from for your Rook. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 25, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

"Ahead Of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, The Entire Series Is On Sale For $10 You should at least give Dragon Age: Inquisition a go ahead of The Veilguard this fall. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 21, 2024 at 08:20 AM"

"Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Leads On The Name Change And Solas’ Role In The Story Though Solas name isn't a part of the game's title anymore, he still plays a major role in The Veilguard. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 20, 2024 at 03:00 PM"

"A Deep Dive Into Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s Combat, Abilities, Skill Tree, And More With Veilguard, Dragon Age has completed its long shift from real-time strategy combat to full action, and we spoke to BioWare about that transition. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 18, 2024 at 02:10 PM"

"The Dragon Age: The Veilguard Digital Issue Is Now Live! If you subscribe to the digital edition of Game Informer, you can now read all about our trip to BioWare for Dragon Age: The Veilguard. by Kyle Hilliard on Jun 18, 2024 at 12:30 PM"

"Get Your First Look At Dragon Age: The Veilguard's Real-Time Action Combat In First Gameplay Trailer More than 20 minutes of flashy Veilguard action, coming right up. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 11, 2024 at 10:21 AM"

"Cover Reveal – Dragon Age: The Veilguard The latest issue of Game Informer features an exclusive, in-depth feature on BioWare's return to the Dragon Age series, 10 years in the making. by Wesley LeBlanc on Jun 09, 2024 at 02:00 PM"

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