#her death is honestly super sad she was so young

[duchessofyorkreincarnated]

Wee facts about Princess Louisa Maria Teresa Stuart since it's her birthday today:

• She was born at St-Germain-en-Laye to James II and Mary of Modena on June 28th 1692.

• When she was born, she was nicknamed La Consolatrice by her father as she was born during a distressing time for her family, being usurped and exiled from the throne.

• She was brought up in France with her brother, James Francis Edward Stuart. Her tutor, Father Constable, was a Roman Catholic priest who taught her Latin, history and religion. The Countess of Middleton was Louisa's governess.

• Louisa was transferred to Passy with her brother when he was proclaimed king by Louis XIV and was looked after by the Countess of Middleton and Antonin Nompar de Caumont, 1st Duke of Lauzun and his wife.

• Louisa was a fan of dancing and the opera.

• She was also very popular at the French court. When she was thirteen, she went to a ball at the Château de Marly, and she ranked only after Louis XIV himself, Mary of Modena and James Francis Edward.

• She was considered a bride for both Charles, Duke of Berry who was actually Louis XIV's grandson and with King Charles XII of Sweden but neither match came to pass.

• She paid for many daughters of Jacobite supporters to have an education, in return for their support to her family. She made no difference between Catholic and Protestant girls, supporting both.

• Sadly, she succumbed to smallpox on April 28th and was buried with her father in Paris in the Church of the English Benedictines, being widely mourned. After the French Revolution, Louisa and her father were moved to the Val de Grace medical hospital. She was only nineteen.

• She had the nickname The Princess over the Water since her father and brother were both known as The King over the Water.

[pinks-wizards]

One day I'll share with the class

i need everyone that has a wizard101 oc to tell me about them in the notes. like now. im so infatuated give me every thought

[seireitonin]

Can you make Toby headcanons

I can’t believe I haven’t already done this?? He’s literally all I think about lately. Also sorry for the lack of posts life is busy. Anyway! (Some of this will be canon)

“Ticci” Toby Head Canons

Toby was in and out of the hospital all his life

CIPA will do that for you

He constantly had to lie about the bruises he got from his dad while he was in the hospital

He didn’t want to be separated from his sister in foster care

Toby got bullied and outcasted at school

But he also was a bully kinda

The violence he was experiencing at home made him violent at school

He would beat people who teased him bloody

He’s impulsive and cynical but also empathic

He would use his body as a shield against his father to protect his sister and mother

Purposely behaving bad so he would get it the worst, sparing his sister and mother

Slenderman was trying to get both Lyra and Toby to become proxies and Lyra had been experiencing the slender sickness and seeing Slenderman

So she purposely crashed the car so her and Toby would both die, but he was none the wiser

Only Lyra died and Toby has survivors guilt

Not only because he’s alive but because Lyra was a better person in his eyes

She took care of him, she was sweet, she was gentle

Toby was rough, standoff ish, and rude

Toby thinks he deserved to die, not her

Wishes he died instead of her

Slenderman only targeted Toby after that

The hallucinations getting stronger and worse

Him seeing his dead sister

Constantly feeling sick

Toby looked at all his neighbors with jealousy

Why did they get the perfect suburban life?

Why was he given a life of suffering?

Slenderman was breaking him down day after day

On top of all that the abuse didn’t stop

Slenderman was able to take his mind over easily with all that Toby was going through

Toby’s grief, anger, sadness, pain and suffering making him unable to fight off Slendermans influence

The night he killed his father he was under Slendermans control completely

Only snapping out of his trance for a few seconds before being taken over again

He didn’t really want to kill his father but his body wasn’t his

Luckily he was able to snap out of the trance before he hurt his mom

But he still burned the neighborhood down, ready to accept death

Then Slenderman took him in

When he was 19 he acted a bit like the teen he never got to be

Not super upbeat but he was more playful and free

Masky and Hoodie do care about him, just in a rough love kind of way because they didn’t want to see him die

Also he was so young, they know what it’s like to loose your life and mind to Slenderman at a fairly young age

So they trained him hard and kept reminding him that he’s disposable so be careful and not so reckless with his body

Toby’s not only good with hatchets but knives as well

Also good at hand to hand combat and dodging

Has infinite stamina and is really strong and fast

Dated Clockwork from ages 19-24

He died at 25 but was resurrected by Slenderman and became possessed fully (which is another reason why he’s so sickly pale)

Slenderman attempted to make him kill Clockwork, but luckily some of Toby was still in there and he was able to hold back from killing her

She was able to fight him off easily after that but couldn’t bring herself to kill him

But she doesn’t want to see him ever again

The one man she trusted tried to kill her and it was too much for her to handle

Toby was heartbroken for months and killed a lot of people, letting himself become a puppet for Slenderman completely

Toby came to the realization that his body was never his to own

His body belonged to the doctors when he was a kid to experiment on, the shield to protect his family, a puppet for Slenderman to use, even his Tourette’s controlled him sometimes

Toby is bi but leans towards women because women were kind to him all his life

Total horndog

He can be manipulative but honestly it’s not on purpose he’s just scared to loose people

“You shouldn’t leave. You’re all I have. My family is gone. Please. You’re the only thing I love.”

Very clingy with people he cares about

Especially because he knows he’s a lot to handle

His emotions can change very quickly

Since his mind has gotten used to Slendermans influence, his memories come back in full force

He vividly remembers everything that happened to him and will sometimes have breakdowns

The memories come at random times too

He’s full of himself and not insecure at all

Blunt, rude, will say what he wants whenever he wants with no filter but is nice to people he likes

Constantly has bloody and bruised knuckles

Smells like the woods/ outdoors and campfires

Made a promise to his sister when they were young to never be like his dad. So he’ll never hit a woman he loves

Belive she’s not meant to be loved. Everyone who’s loved him has either died or left one way or another

Wears neutral colors to blend in with the forest

Touched starved, due to not getting much gentle touch and affection in his life

Wants a normal life so bad but knows that will never happen

Wants to have kids. He wants to be the man his father never was

Hides his face gash with bandages and gauze when he goes out in public

He’s handsome and he knows it. He uses that charm to lure in/ manipulate his victims

Dark brown eyes and hair and pale pink lips

29 years old

Started dating Nina at 27

Toby is 6’0 flat

Very lanky but his back and arms are toned because of constant axe throwing and swinging

Toby is much more mature now that he’s 29 but can still joke around and stuff

Has scars all over his body not only from his father, but fighting since he was 17

He’s so full of himself and cocky especially when he’s manic

He’s an extremely jealous person and can be very possessive especially over the person he’s dating

He’s just scared to loose anyone

Hes violent as hell when it comes to killing

Very very messy because he’s impulsive and reckless and doesn’t care about getting hurt because he doesn’t feel it

Sometimes will target abusive men and will beat them to death with his fists while looking them in the eyes, smiling

Just because he was manipulated into killing at first doesn’t mean he doesn’t enjoy it now

Because he really enjoys it

Especially when he’s angry or emotional

Still needs constant check ups and has to check for injuries on his body because he can’t feel them

Eats people on occasion. Since he chewed on his hands a lot he likes the taste of flesh

Likes fucking with his victims before he kills them sometimes. He learned that from Masky.

Has nightmares but doesn’t tell anyone about them

Doesn’t drink alcohol often because he really doesn’t wanna be like his dad

Midwestern emo

Looks like his mom. It makes him sad. He misses her.

When he’s by himself he wears grandpa sweaters and loose jeans

Nina is the only other person who can wear his clothes

Anyone else? No way.

Is close with EJ because of the constant medical checkups

Close with Jane too since Nina became friends with her

Actually can cook pretty well since he had to survive on his own a lot

His hair is mid neck and curly because he doesn’t bother to cut it

His beard is prickly and it started growing at 23

Has a bunch of piercings because he can’t feel pain (eyebrows, snakebites, tounge, septum, a bunch of ear ones) he also did it to match with Nina

His favorite food is ramen

His ADHD can make him upbeat and happy sometimes but it doesn’t last long

He likes to sit in the woods by himself sometimes and just enjoy his own company

He has quite the reputation working for Slenderman and all

Masky, Hoodie and Toby are called the triple threat

Hoodie handles ranged combat like guns. Masky is a hard hitting melee fighter, using crowbars, bats etc. Toby can do both by throwing hatches and using them in hand to hand combat. But he can also use his fists.

That’s all I got 4 now I’ll make a part 2 when I can remember more. Also this isn’t proof read sorry :3

[peachesancreams]

Angelic Wives

Vox, Alastor, and Husk

There is a spoiler for helluva boss is Voxs part, just a heads up

Summary: just a stream of thought on their wives, who they are and how they’d act in life and heaven

Vox

I see him running a TV program like a new up coming producer

he produced one of those musical/comedy jubilees, so people preformed or did comedy acts

meet his wife as she sang some cover of an older song, she had wanted to do her own original song but the studio vetoed it

he loved her voice and natural elegance, she thought his secretly pathetic nature was adorable

Old Hollywood IT couple vibes, but like any photos of them he’s blank or stoic looking

he just liked the contrast of his radiantly glowing wife to his darkness

she had no illusions about how terrible he was. She drank and smoked sure but she knew she had nothing on him morally

my headcanon is he got his head repeatedly smashed into a TV by someone he definitely stole the position from

I’ll say this once: She’s Only Heaven because of Him

Like she was a good person but if you’ve seen Helluva Boss you know you can like buy you’re way into heaven(donate it to good causes and the like)

Idk if they were a thing but i can see Vox taking out a life insurance policy on both him and his wife, either way when he passed she ended up loaded

didn’t want it, actually was SUPER depressed due to him passing so she kept enough to sustain herself but donated everything else

only went on TV on his death date, sang songs he loved or would’ve liked

did make only 1 album but it was very sad and it wasn’t popular when she was alive

was also murdered!! But in a mugging, her favorite pearl necklace got destroyed but she got to keep her ring(she wanted those damn pearls)

my first idea for her in heaven was to have a spotlight head akfbwjnxjdndkskd

honestly tho I think she’d be a Sand Cat, very rare but definitely not a house pet

people have mixed feelings about her being in heaven

it was cause she had a more ‘sexy starlet’ persona cause many people unconfirmed rumors

Now it’s mainly due to how she’s publicly admits to still loving her demon husband

knows they technically aren’t married “death do you part” and all, but she kept the ring dammit that’s her man

would be thrilled to know he had found a partner!!(partners of polyvees)

not the jealous type has a more “I can share as long as you have space for me in your heart” thought process

For Just Valentino

• “oh wow he found someone with the a similar moral compass! That is to say: none! Good for him.”

• think he’s very beautiful tbh

• “why are they both so damn tall…” jealous only of their height

For PolyVees

“I love the Evil Power Couple vibe….what? I can like it and know they are not good people! Logic people, come on.”

Craves velvettes designs, like heavens fashion has Christian Dior but she likes Velvettes fresh styles

would be curious about the relationship dynamics tbh like is her husband a hinge or what

Back to my HeadCannons!!

actually started her own jubilee program in heaven! Still takes a segment on Vs death day to sing him a song

It’s popular cause new souls who remember miss old MTV(I know I do) and older souls miss the performance aspect I bet

Heaven does have to check over what she’s putting on the program, it has to be clean and by heavens many rules after all

does a hosting segment on the weekends, she apparently got really popular after her death!!

People in heaven were gagged to see her being a TV host(Hell too if the Cherub commercial is anything to go by)

Alastor

met when they were young adults at Mimzys club, it was a slow romance like spring thawing out winter

A slow realization but quick to accept their love for the other, got married so quick people actually started to gossip

that was a theme in their life together, being gossiped about but no one confronting them

he was a famous radio host after all! And she was his lovely housewife, even if she was a yankee

(he doesn’t remember her but they meet when they were younger but only she remembered, didn’t say much cause she knows it wasn’t a happy time for him)

loved to forage and garden, paired with his hunting they always ate very fresh food. (He misses it not that he’d actually say to anyone)

I can see him living outside of New Orleans, not in the bayou but close to the swamps

she didn’t know about his murder hunts, and as he became a cannibal after death she never ate a victim

so while he was shot in the head, my personal headcanon was that people thought the hunter was the mass murderer and a mob got to him before police

I will write about this somewhere else because I have A Lot of thoughts on police work back then, plus the forensics that aid in this

she was of course devastated, she barely ate and when the police told her what happened the first time she fainted

they had to repeat themselves 3 times till it registered that her husband was dead

so many assumed she offed herself, but she just fell asleep in the bath after a breakdown

having drowned and gone to heaven, she finally got to meet the other most important person to Alastor!!

Abigail is also a deer, and was thrilled to meet she lil Al’s lady! Always lowkey knew what kinda person her boy was so is not surprised he isn’t in heaven

his wife is Upset and Confused, he should be here? Why isn’t he in paradise!

I t’s not a-typical but Sera had a meeting with her and basically was like “listen you didn’t know this so you were safe but…”

tells his wife everything, doesn’t hold anything back. Sera knows Abigail has an idea, but not the full picture

now she is Upset and Confused but for very different reasons.

She’s upset for many reasons; he lied to her, many times and in so many ways. She felt like a fool

Confused at herself because she still…misses him. And loves him. He was her Al, sweet with terrible jokes and his mamas recipes.

She shouldn’t. Right? He’s evil and where he belongs.

Opened a coffee shop because she needed something to do, and with no forests to forage she turned to Abigail who turned her to cooking/baking

her menu has his favorite snack foods, and a handful of sweet items that she rotates out

expanded to matcha and espresso in the modern years, but kept her coffee shop in a vintage design

think a tea room design but for a coffee shop

Husk

Ok so Husk always gave me ex-solider vibes, like the drinking and gambling? Coping mechanisms

Husk was probably a very hard man to love and did a lot of learning down in Hell

I can see him leaving his family, but only cause he saw it as the debt leaving with him

(It did and ended up being the reason he died, owing money to the wrong people)

His wife, the reason he can not love, was tough as nails at least on the outside

Would and did roll up her sleeves and did the “man’s work” around the house; fixed up the car, plumbing, made a table out of a tree that fell in the yard

If she could learn how to do it, she put her all into it

When he left took up neighborhood odd jobs, many actually used her for childcare and it inspired her to open her home to kids in need.

They didn’t get to have any kids before he left, they tried but…well she always ended up saying her kids came to her later in life

Caring for and loving those kids are why she’s in heaven, she thankfully passed while not fostering any young ones

Spontaneous heart attack, wasn’t surprised liked her meat and potatoes

Mainly white Calico, long haired to Husks medium(fluffycatsfluffycatsfluffycats)

Not surprised Husk isn’t in heaven, he was a soldier he killed people. Is a lil surprised she’s there

She was a kind woman, a hard life made her have a hard exterior

She did what she could for the children she could, but never saw it as enough

If Hell has children then Heaven probably does too

Opened a few orphanages, got permission from the Seraphim’s and everything

Isn’t a director but does do monthly check ins to make sure everything is to her standards. Wants the best for these kids.

Thinks about Husk in a bittersweet way, knows he’s probably enjoying all the gambling dens and ladies

He was faithful in life and that’s more then most women got, she doesn’t mind him seeking others

It doesn’t matter that she hasn’t tried looking for another, she always preferred her own company anyway

She had been annoyed and angry at him in life for leaving but in the afterlife…..in small quiet moments she thinks about him

all dividers are credited to @saradika-graphics

[gyattoru]

the apparition (prologue) - hogwarts legacy fic (s.s)

title inspired on the apparition, by sleep token

summary: An old family friend arrives on the Villin household with strange but intriguing news, and an undoubtly helpful preposition for the 15 year old set of twins whom hold something ancient and unknown within them.

cw: 1.2K words, hogwarts legacy fanfiction, female MC, sebastian sallow x female!MC, poppy sweeting x male!MC, muggle raised MCs, eventual pining & romance, eventual fluff & angst, minimal lore alterations, dialogue alterations, added events, sebastian sallow x seer!MC, will definitely add more as the chapters go on.

a/n: ahhh I honestly can't believe I'm posting this (after revising it three solid times, having second thoughts and realizing it’s super long), this has been in my drafts since I finished the game, writing the prologue (and half of the first chapter 🤫) has been so fun up until now and I really, REALLY hope you enjoy this, and my silly OCs.

-xxx, lola <3.

A dream, the same one as always.

A roar of an animal, falling, nausea, abandoned ruins, white flashes of light.

A snake, a brunette, a mysterious task, four portraits, a cure for an illness, bright red, pain.

Brown eyes, they feel like home, now they’re melancholic, a sadness which is hidden behind books and wittiness, something dark, corruption.

An owl, a tomb, a green explosion, regret.

An important fight, the fate of the world, death.

Light summer rain tapped on the window as Ellise awoke with a start, she rubbed her temples and gazed over to the bed on the other side of the room. Her brother, Aiden, was still asleep whilst the low light that got through the curtains reflected softly off his freckled features and silvery hair, he snored lightly.

As she pushed her quilt over to the side, muffled conversations could be heard coming from the other side of the door - intriguing - people rarely visited them, a widowed woman with twins to raise alone, townsfolk saw it as bad omen, or just sheer misfortune.

The girl quickly changed her clothes and brushed her disheveled silver hair, pining half of it up in an acceptable updo. She creaked the door open, careful not to disrupt the chattery voices nor wake her brother from his slumber and walked over to the top of the stairs.

“Jasmine tea! One of my favorite blends, thank you for your hospitality, Abigail." An unknown voice echoed through the halls of the Villin home, her mother chuckled softly.

"Don't mention it, Fig. You were Rick’s friend, that makes you a friend of mine." Rick. Richard Villin, this mysterious man was her father’s friend?

Ellise never knew much about her father, he died when she and her brother we’re a really young, her mother refrained from talking about him, it never seemed as if she didn’t want to, it felt like she couldn’t.

“Eavesdropping again, Leesie?” She snapped her head back at her bedroom door, squealing softly “You know mom doesn’t like it when you do that.”

“Bloody hell, Aiden! And you need to stop creeping up on people.” She bit back at him.

“That’s not polite for a lady, Leesie.”

“I’m glad you’re both dressed and awake!” They froze, both their mouths clamping shut “We have a visitor, and he’s here to see you two.”

The tread down the flight of stairs was rather awkward for the twins, their mother right behind their tracks ushering them forward to meet the mysterious man. He was sat on the kitchen table, nestling a tea cup between his hands. His gaze quickly flicked towards the fifteen year olds and he swiftly got up from his chair.

“Ah! I’m glad you’re both here at last, pleasure to meet you.” He gave them a soft smile while shaking both their hands “I’m Eleazar Fig, I was an old friend of your father’s.”

“Pleasure to meet you too, Mr. Fig.” Aiden answered on their behalf, his sister nodding in acknowledgement.

“Fig is here to talk to you both about important matters, I’ll be taking care of the chores in the kitchen to give you some privacy.” Their mother walked over to the archway opposite to the table “Make sure to show him hospitality, and tell him about last week’s event.” She reprimanded softly as Aiden gulped, Ellise chuckled.

Both of the twins sat down at the table, Fig sitting opposite to them both, he cleared his throat. “Last week’s event?” He arches an eyebrow, Aiden looked away from him, a rather embarrassed expression plastered on his face.

“Well Aiden was quarreling with the Jones’ boy, they live just down the street from here.” Ellise signaled with her hand “And when me and mom got there he was staring him down while the poor kid floated, we still have no idea how that happened.”

“Well, you’re both wizards! That’s why.” Fig said, baffled at their confusion, to him they took after their father, after all. Did Abigail not tell them anything beforehand? “Although, rather late bloomers if you were to ask me.”

To say Ellise’s eyes were as big as dinner plates was an understatement, Aiden just laughed at the man’s face, much to their mother’s distaste “For God’s sake! Wizards? You can’t be earnest sir.”

“Your mother didn’t tell you anything?” Eleazar asked “After all, I came to deliver your acceptance letters from Hogwarts.”

“I don’t mean to be rude sir.” Ellise stated “But what even is a ‘Hogwarts’?”

“Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, it’s where you’re both supposed to study next term.” Fig said calmly “Usually wizarding children show magic at one and ten, but you’ve only showed signs of witchcraft this year, so you’re both quite late bloomers.”

Is this why both of them didn’t fit in with the other kids in their borough? Ellise could only wonder. She always knew something was different about them, but could never figure out what exactly it was. Sure, an unknown man telling her and Aiden that they possessed “magical abilities” was nothing far from odd.

“You said children show magic at one and ten?” She asked, the man nodded “Wouldn’t that mean we’re rather far behind in- Well this sounds weird, magical studies?”

“Leesie, you’re actually taking this seriously!?” Aiden questioned, rather harshly for her liking.

“Well Aiden, it’s not my fault as if it seemed you made the Jones’ kid float around and about!” She snapped at him.

“Stop arguing!” Abigail’s head popped out of the archway as she reprimanded the both of them.

Aiden frowned and looked away from his sister, Ellise looked at her lap as she fidgeted with her hands. Fig took the opportunity to slide two letters over the table and towards the pair.

“Those are your acceptance letters from Hogwarts, you better skim them over.” He commented “And yes Ellise, you’re quite behind other kids your age, but that’s why I’m here too. Magic outside school is strictly forbidden for underage wizards, but the Ministry asked me to come teach you the basics and escort you both to school for the beginning of term.”

“So we have a month to catch up on what?” Aiden scoffed “Four years worth of knowledge?”

“Precisely.” Fig grinned “Although, you’ll have to use the second hand wands that were lended to me, let’s hope that won’t be an issue.”

“When do we start?” Ellise exclaimed. In other circumstances she would’ve found her impulsive question quite rude, but in this moment she didn’t care to hide her bubbling excitement. Aiden couldn’t help but still look apprehensive as he skimmed over his now opened letter.

“We can start today if you’d like.” Fig couldn’t manage to hide his matching excitement, they could tell he looked forward to teaching “Well, if your mother wouldn’t mind it, that is.”

“Oh, I’m quite sure she wouldn’t mind a day of freedom from our bickering.” Aiden stated, lightly shouldering his sister, whom gave her a soft smile in return.

They surely had a busy summer ahead of them, Ellise couldn’t help the excitement bubbling up in her chest, she was looking forward to this new reality.

a/n: ah yes, the famous “post and run”🏃‍♀️

-> chapter one

wattpad link / ao3 link

[reyreadersblog]

My unpopular TIG opinions.

Since y'all are expressing opinions out here..who am i to leave out? Now have in mind that these are MY opinions, some of these are unpopular some of these are NOT, some of these are even underrated facts but let's just ignore that..

(Please don't hate me)

1. I DON'T CARE ABOUT EVE, and i don't want her to be with Grayson..bcs APPERANTLY and very unfortunatly there are people out there who ship Gray and Eve..crazy..i know, i really don't care about her, i already made a whole post about why i don't like her at all, she's a manipulator, she's a liar, she's a backstabber. She traumatised poor Gray and threatened Ave. I respect your opinion if you like her and i truly understand where some of you are coming from, but i just can't manage to like her, don't hate her i just dislike her. Even if she gets a redemption arc..i can't seem to understand how i'll like her character after what she has done, but if i will..."forgotten but never forgiven"

2.underrated characters, there are so many of them in this books, for example Zara Hawthorne. I love her honestly, i could never hate, i understand she may have done some wrong things...but i love her nontherless♡♡ and same goes for Alisa Ortega.

(Honorable mention) also come on, give my man Oren some appreciation he deserves, you think following teenager around is easy? Even if it's his job and he gets paid, it's still tiring..😔

3. Uhh..i am scared to say this...i prefer Nash and Alisa to Nash and Libby...WAIT, WAIT, WAIT...DON'T KILL ME YET..LET ME EXPLAIN FIRST🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻, i saw @hawthornesbiggestfan 's post, and that encouriged me to say this, read that post bcs that explains exacly how i feel. I love Nash and Libby, they're super cute, i can't wait for their wedding and think they are going to have a very happy family...but..i'm still at the restaurant😔, EVEN THO we never got to know Nash and Alisa's story, smtg about those two had me invested in them from the beggining, like imagne Alisa growing up and Nash slowly developing a tiny crush on them..young love..passion..childhood lovers...love confession..ughh, also the fact that Gray, Xan and Jamie already saw her as their family, like an older sister. Such a shame we never got to see their story. Again, i'm not saying i dislike Nash and Libby tho if it had been love triangle between Nash, Libby and Aliso...i would choose Nash and Alisa...

3.Avery is freaking underrated, yk what's sad? SHE IS THE MAIN CHARACTER, and she doesn't get enough hype (i've made a post about this too) meanwhile people are swooning over Hawthorne brothers, and yes i am one of them but i love Avery to death, i even saw someone comparing Avery and the brothers saying "oh she's so boring..Hawthorns are way better than her..blah..blah..blah" technically they were saying fuck poor people, i know for a fact NONE of the brother would last an hour from where she came from (iykyk), she's a girlboss, and a main character for a reason.

4. As much as i love Averyjameson, i have to say their story is pretty much over, We'll probably get some cute moments from them in tgg or in games untold, but they ARE NOT a main couple anymore.

5.TGG IS A NEW SERIES, please understand that it's new book series with new characters (at least most of them) stop attacking JLB, it's her books, it's her choice.

6.Lyra Kane's haters don't make sense to me, especially those one who mock, and laugh at her lovers saying "you don't even know her, i'm gonna laugh at y'all when she turns out to be Eve 2.0" uhm...sir..miss..shut it. I respect your opinion if you're a Lyra netural bcs it's true we don't know many things about her and i totally understand if you can't love her yet, but don't hate, we know we're delusional most of the times, but that's what headcanons is for, for fun, alight, let people have fun.

7. Will all due respect i have...Averygrayson shippers are...dumb..yikes..sorry, but it's the truth, i'm tired of talking about this, it's been 4 books, Avery is happy with Jamie, they're perfect for each other, their relationship status is great and Gray is most definetly getting a new love interest..but of you still ship and have faith in them..do so..who am i to stop you? Just don't be disappointed when it won't be ture.

8.i may be judging too early but Savannah and Gigi being in the game..doesn't sit right, tbh honest it'a NEPOTISM at it's finest, i love both of them so much..but..nah. again, idk for sure..it may be some trick, it's JLB after all.

9.there are too many repetitive charcter traits..Jameson and Rohan, Grayson and Savannah, Gigi and Xander, Eve and Emily, every single dad, exept for Isaiah.

10.Speaking of Isaiah, he is extremly underrated, i mean he is the best dad in the series and somehow people talk about Sheffield Grayson more than him.

Sheesh...don't kill me in the comments please, i'm too young to die🙏🏻😔

(I'll probably do a part 2...

[science-slapfight]

SCIENCE-SLAPFIGHT FINALS

24. Dr. Diana Diamond (She/Her) @numberposting

She's a science lady. She's trans. AND she's a lil stupid and lame!!! She's got it all!!! She lives in a universe where “mad scientist” is an Actual job you can get, she literally has a degree in Mad Science! She’s Very adamant that mad science is all about pushing the limits of science without being “constrained” by ethical standards set by society, which is to say that she has a moral compass made of swiss cheese. Hashtag girlboss <3

While some people can be a liiittle off-put by her basement-turned-lab containing fun death lasers, she’s honestly just a dweeb once you get to know her. When she’s not conducting weird experiments for mysterious benefactors (or just for personal enjoyment), she’s hanging out with her epic and cool wife Alice!!

Although Diana can be a lil withdrawn, Alice’s optimistic and excitable personality really brings out the best in her!! They do almost everything together: Baking, stargazing, long walks on the beach, vivisecting people…

Her wife is super normal btw don’t even worry about it <3

In short, you should vote for certified sillygirl Diana becuz:

1. She’s a funnie trans lesbian

2. She loves her wife SO much

3. She didn’t get a PhD in Mad Science for nothin’

4. She listens almost exclusively to They Might be Giants and Oingo Boingo

5. She could use the validation tbh

6. She lost the last poll she was in on round 1 isn't that so sad :(

7. I love her :D

Also she does enjoy cupcakes!! She prefers cookies tho <3 If given a cupcake she'd probs just give it to Alice cuz that's what love is all about!!

Relevant Links: She has a whole Neocities blog site thing!! It hasn't been updated in a long while cuz College Hard BUT it'll be updated again sometime in the future!! https://diamondexperiments.neocities.org/

28. Lady (She/Her) @forkdork

Lady is a cold-hearted scientist who would do anything in the name of science even if she has to commit horrible actions. After all, in the end, this is for the better of the world even if she has the break a few hundred eggs to get the results she wants. Who else would sacrifice the things she has to get to this point? Who would go to such extremes to the point of the only thing you have left is your work and your name? Well. Lady would even from a young age this was the case her whole life pretty much leading her to the point she is now. Her twin sister didn’t even get in the way of her goals. Being one of the first to figure out how to use science to manipulate magic due to this headset of hers

This pretty much led Lady to be ‘respected’ or feared more then anything in her workplace with the actions she has committed. Lady being responsible for hundreds of documents, subjects, and scientific discoveries to be made. While also being responsible for hundreds of families to be torn apart.. Lives to be lost… people being driven insane due to her experiments… Obviously, this has bitten Lady in the ass many MANY times. With subjects escaping and attacking her when they get the chance, but of course, they never go far and just end back in Lady’s grasp.

Relevant Links: here! it has uh alot of violence! and blood! i dont normally write alot but i do draw a bunch https://toyhou.se/12615920.lady-/gallery

(Image credits: @numberposting and @forkdork respectively)

[alatariel-gildaen]

Someone heeeeeeellllllllllppppppp. I'm reading a WIP of mine from like 2017, and honestly it is some of the best writing I've ever done, but I'm coming up to the end of it and one of the last paragraphs I've written is this

Carol glanced back towards the crying, prone figure of the young woman. She knew that feeling of despair well enough, and that she herself would willingly walk the path towards death if the alternative was a lifetime without her loved ones. Her heart heavy with sadness, she nodded towards Merle, but could not help but notice the flash of confusion that crossed his brother’s face. Daryl reached a hand towards Merle, but Merle quickly shrugged him away and shook his head almost imperceptibly. As Carol began to summon a veil of fog to hide their paths, she determined to keep a close watch on the older of the two brothers. If there was one thing she did not need, it was another untrustworthy man in her life.

I obviously at the time had some idea as to what that flash of confusion on Daryl's face, together with Merle's almost imperceptible reaction was, but I can't guess it from the rest of what I've written. I'm desperate to finish this bloody story, but where was I going with this?!?

If anyone has a time machine to send me back so I can question 7 years ago me, I'd be super grateful

[onceuponastory]

something sweet - bucky barnes x reader. chapter three: past lives

And I'm not spiritual, But please stay, ‘Cause I think you're a saint and I think you're an angel - St Patrick by PVRIS

Series Masterlist

Chapter Plot: Bucky tells Y/N the truth about being the Winter Soldier. Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Female!Reader (soon) Warnings: Mentions of death, implied previous abusive relationship, mentions of Bucky’s past as TWS - including the brainwashing and mind wiping, and the anxiety, PTSD and nightmares he has afterwards. As always, if I miss any triggers, let me know. Notes: Thank you again to @staticscreenwriting / @astartothemoon​ for my divider, and her help with this chapter! Not beta’d, so any mistakes are my own.

Y/N’s brow furrows, and she nods. “Sure Bucky, what’s up?”

“You um. You better come inside.” He mumbles, his voice barely a whisper as he stands aside to let Y/N in. As she steps further into his apartment, Y/N looks around. Compared to her apartment, which is filled to the brim with all her pictures and other items, Bucky’s apartment is barren, almost empty, in fact. Compared to her home, it’s like a. A pillow and blanket lay strewn on the floor, and Y/N gasps. “Oh my god, Bucky, do you sleep here? On your floor?”

“Um… some nights, yeah.” Bucky admits. “When the nightmares get too bad.”

“Nightmares?”

“It’s a long story. Please, sit.” He gestures to the couch, the one purchase that Bucky’s actually glad Steve and Sam convinced him to get. Although, despite the admittedly pretty comfy couch, Bucky still prefers to sleep on the floor. He’s done it for so long by this point, he doesn’t really know how to stop, to give himself the comfort he knows he needs. Honestly, Bucky still doesn’t think he deserves good things in his life. Some discomfort and a lack of sleep is nothing compared to the pain and trauma he’s inflicted on some many people for so many years.

And now he has to tell Y/N about it all. Taking a deep breath, Bucky continues. “This is going to be a lot of information at once, so if you need me to stop, explain or even repeat something, you just tell me, alright?” Warily, Y/N nods. “Bucky, you’re scaring me a little.” She chuckles, and Bucky’s stomach churns. If she’s scared now, god knows how she’s about to react to this. She’ll probably never want to see him again. And the sad thing is, Bucky can’t even blame her for it. If he was in Y/N’s position, and someone he barely knew told him how they were responsible for so much death and destruction, he’d do the same thing. But although the thought of ever losing Y/N is enough to tear him up inside, he wants her to know the truth. From him, and nobody else.

“When Steve said it feels like he’s known me for what feels like a hundred years… he wasn’t lying.” Taking another deep breath, Bucky tries to ignore how much his heart is pounding, and how much he just wants to run away and ignore this.

But no. Y/N deserves the truth. He at least owes her that.

“Steve and I fought in World War Two together.”

“Bucky. That’s ridiculous, that would make you both-”

“Over a hundred years old, I know. I’m actually 106, and Steve is about 105. They gave us a super soldier serum that stunted our growth and helped us look so young.” Y/N blinks back at him. He can see it in her eyes. She thinks this is completely insane. Little does she know, he’s only getting started.

“No, Bucky. I’m sorry, but if this is a joke, it’s not funny.” 

“Y/N, please. Listen to me. I swear to you I am not lying.” He begs. Immediately, Y/N stops protesting. With another deep breath, Bucky continues. “Steve became Captain America, and I helped him on a lot of his missions. Now, we’re part of the Avengers, a group of heroes dedicated to saving the world.” Well, Steve and Sam are Avengers, anyway. Bucky just seems to be one because of his association with them. To be honest, Bucky doesn’t think most of the Avengers want him around. Especially because of his past. And even though it hurts to think that... he knows he can’t blame them for it. What happened to him and the monster he became because of it are so intrinsically woven into his existence now. He’s always going to be the Winter Soldier, no matter how hard he tries to forget or atone for what he’s done. And people are always going to hate him for it.

“What about Sam?”

“He’s an Avenger too. He’s the Falcon. If you want, we can introduce you to the others.” Y/N nods, still clearly confused. 

“So, let me get this straight: the three of you are superheroes, and you and Steve are basically immortal because of a serum?” 

“Yes. But that’s not everything.”

“There’s more?” Y/N mumbles, her eyes wide. Reluctantly, Bucky nods.

“Back in World War Two, my unit got captured by the enemy, and they experimented on me. That serum they gave me? They forcibly injected me with it.” Y/N gasps. 

“Oh my god, Bucky. I’m so sorry, I didn’t know.” Bucky registers her saying some more comforting words, but he blocks them out, too focused on finally telling Y/N everything. Although it’s strange, getting this out to someone who isn’t Steve or Sam, or just someone who already knows what he used to be, like the other Avengers… Bucky won’t lie, it’s quite freeing to get this off his chest. Most of all, though, it reinforces that what happened was never his fault, or his choice. Hopefully, he starts believing that soon.

“Steve helped me escape, but they found me again and took me back. And then….” Bucky’s voice noticeably begins to tremble. Y/N leans forward, reaching out a comforting hand for him to take. “They tortured me and wiped my memories. That helped them turn me into the Winter Soldier. That’s how I got this arm. I became their assassin, sent out to eliminate anyone who got in their way.”

“You mean, you….” Y/N stops herself before she finishes her sentence, almost like she can’t even bring herself to say it, to have her worst thought confirmed. Reluctantly, with tears building in his eyes, Bucky nods.

“Yes. I killed people.”

The room goes silent then. All Bucky can hear is the pounding of his heart, so loud it reverberates through his entire body. Meanwhile, Y/N’s mind races as she tries to take in all of this new information at once. One thought stands out: she was so sure that Bucky was a kind person, not at all like the people she’s met before. She thought he was safe and wouldn’t hurt a soul. Especially not hers. But this is not what she expected to hear from him. Her breath hitches. What if she gets hurt again? And this time by the one person she believed wouldn’t do it to her?

Turns out she was right. She really doesn't know people that well at all. 

She looks back over at Bucky, tears already streaming down his face. “Y/N, listen-” he says, leaning in closer. Reflexively, Y/N flinches away, her hand losing its grip on his. Bucky’s face falls. The look of pain and guilt on his face makes her heart break. 

Could someone like him, someone who looks so mournful, really be capable of such cruelty?

“I’m sorry Bucky, but this is… this is a lot of information all at once, and it’s so intense-”

“I understand. I just want you to know that I’d never, ever hurt you. That was a long time ago, and I’m working on making amends.” Already, Y/N notices that a part of her believes him. But she learned the hard way how being too trusting can backfire, and she’s not about to have it happen again. “I just wanted you to know the truth.”

“At least he’s being open about it and telling you the truth outright, which is more than you can say about others.” She thinks. Her stomach flutters slightly at the thought. Even though he barely knows her, Bucky cared enough about her to tell her this so she could make her own decision about whether or not to remain friends with him, and to make sure she felt safe around him. Maybe she was right to trust him.

“There’s something you need to see. If you’d like, I’ll take you there tomorrow. It’ll help explain things better.”

“Okay.” The words leave Y/N’s mouth without even thinking about them.

“God, this place is enormous.” Y/N whispers, and Bucky nods. The Smithsonian isn’t too busy this early in the day, something which Bucky is incredibly grateful for, because it means there’s less chance of him being recognised, which is the last thing he or Y/N need right now. They drove down earlier this morning, sitting in silence for most of the route. After talking and laughing together not even twenty-four hours before and finally feeling comfortable around each other, suddenly sitting in silence is awful. Bucky would give anything to have that moment back, to have things between them be okay again. But then again, there are a lot of if only’s in Bucky Barnes’ life. And he learnt a long time ago that his dreams don’t come true.

“It’s just up here.” He murmurs, gesturing for Y/N to follow him. As they approach the section they need, Bucky’s stomach churns all over again.

Steve told Bucky that they added a little section about him, including his time spent as the soldier, making sure to mention his pardon. But Bucky hasn’t seen it. He hasn’t been here in a long time. Not since he rescued Steve from the Potomac and came to try to find a link to his past. He doesn’t even know how long ago that was. He does know that some of his memories are returning, yet he knows that others are gone forever. And it’s fucking terrifying to have so much of your past and your identity ripped away from you without your consent, just for someone’s own selfish means. He’s never going to have those back, or be the Sergeant that he used to be.

Sometimes, if Bucky stares too long at his reflection in the mirror, he catches a glimpse of his old self, standing tall and proud in his Sergeant uniform, ready to go and save the world. If only he knew what was coming. But just before Bucky could reach out and touch the image, it would fade, and go back to showing him what he looks like now. Mentally and physically exhausted, the trauma of the last few years clearly affecting him.

That young, heroic image of Bucky stares back at him now, alongside pictures and videos of him and Steve, and with the other Howlies. Their faces adorn the walls, smiling and laughing. Their pictures are reminders of a happier time, and what Bucky could’ve been. Nobody could have known that when they took those pictures and videos, Steve was already on the path to becoming the hero, while Bucky was already becoming the villain. HYDRAs evil and their brainwashing were already seeping into Bucky, and he was further down this dark path than anyone could ever have known. 

The pictures and videos make Bucky’s heart sink all over again. He knows Steve loves it here, especially seeing such a connection to his past, to their past. Bucky fucking hates it. He’s reminded enough about his past every night. He doesn’t need it staring back at him like this. He glances over at Y/N, her eyes wide and mouth open as she looks around the museum, taking everything in. 

But she deserves the truth, and that means she has to be here, despite Bucky’s unease.

Bucky takes a step back, letting her go round alone and at her own pace to soak in everything and work things out for herself. And maybe it’s because he can’t bear to see his past again… especially after everything he told her. Although she didn’t want to think Bucky would lie to her, especially about something like this, actually seeing proof of Bucky’s story is helping this whole thing feel less crazy to her, and more real. Y/N takes her time, going round each picture and information board, making sure she takes it all in. After all, this is Bucky’s past, and he trusts and respects her enough to tell her about it. The least she can do is make sure she understands it fully. 

Pictures of Bucky and Steve together stare back at her, smiling. There are others of them in a group (who she soon learns are called the Howling Commandos), of Steve and Bucky on their own, and even a section displaying the Howling Commandos uniforms. As she looks up at Bucky’s old uniform, his picture proudly displayed behind it, Y/N doesn’t even notice a smile making its way onto her cheeks. He was pretty cute back then. And besides, he doesn’t look that different now… and oh god, this definitely isn’t the time or place to be thinking this.

Whilst Y/N walks around, Bucky sits on a bench, anxiously twiddling his thumbs as he waits for her. He’s glad that Y/N agreed to come with him to this exhibition, especially after having all that information dumped on her out of nowhere. But he’s still terrified that after all this, she’ll come back and not want anything to do with him anymore, and see him for the monster he used to be. Or maybe even still is. After all, there’s no guarantee that Shuri and Ayo removed all of his programming. He could just be a time bomb waiting to blow, and he’ll do everything he can to stop Y/N from being collateral damage. 

“Hey.” A familiar voice cuts through his thoughts, and Y/N takes a seat beside him. Bucky braces himself for what she’s about to say next. After living this life for so long, Bucky Barnes is used to disappointment, to people leaving him because of his past. And the thought of Y/N, who’s been nothing but kind to him since she met him, seeing him in that way and leaving him too tears him up inside. Deep down, he doesn’t care if the other Avengers don’t like him. He just wants Y/N to. “Thank you for bringing me here, Bucky. I’m so grateful that you trust me enough to know about this part of your past.” She smiles. Of course, most of his past is already spread throughout the internet and most history textbooks. At least this way, he can control the information she gets and how she receives it. Better to find out from a museum rather than a seedy tabloid. Bucky simply smiles, still waiting for the other shoe to drop, to tell him she can’t be his friend anymore after knowing what he did.

To his surprise, though, that doesn’t happen. Instead, Y/N asks: “Are you hungry? I think I saw a McDonald’s on the way in. We could grab an early lunch before the drive back?”

“Sure.” He nods, already feeling cautiously optimistic about how she hasn’t said anything yet. Maybe this is a good sign. Although, Bucky knows better than anyone just how wrong your life can go in no time at all. 

A few hours later, Bucky and Y/N soon arrive home, both pretty exhausted after the long trip there and back. “Listen, Y/N. You’ve had to deal with a lot of intense information these past few days. I think you should take some time to deal with it first.” Bucky suggests. Y/N nods.

“I think that’s a good idea. I’ll um. I’ll see you around then, Bucky.”

“See you around. Remember, if you need me, I’m just at the end of the hall.” He chuckles awkwardly, and Y/N nods before heading back to her apartment. Sadly, Bucky watches her go. 

It was a mutually agreed break. So why does it feel like he’s never going to see her again?

As the days go by and turn into weeks, so do the days that Y/N and Bucky spend apart. Y/N doesn’t mean to be away from him for so long. It’s just that her business classes are getting busier and busier as assessments and exams approach. And to be honest, she is glad to have some time to think things over. Because while she is incredibly honoured that Bucky trusted her enough to learn the truth about his past, there is still some uncertainty there. After all, Bucky used to be an assassin, one who must have destroyed countless families. And no matter how much she tries to tell herself that it wasn’t Bucky’s choice, and how caring Bucky treats her, that little voice in her head just won’t leave her alone.

“He’s going to hurt and abandon you, too. And you’ll be alone once again. But this time, he might kill you.” Soon, Y/N realises she needs help. And it needs to be from the two people who know him the best.

“Thanks for coming, guys.” Y/N smiles. 

“No problem.” Sam smiles as Steve comes back with their drinks. Y/N offered to pay to thank them for their trouble, but they were having none of it and paid before she even pulled her card out, like the true gentlemen they are. Or rather, the two superheroes they are. 

“So. How can we help?”

“Well.” Y/N begins, already feeling nervous, despite how nice Steve and Sam are. “I don’t know if Bucky told you, but he told me the truth about his past. And I mean everything about it.”

“Wow. He did say that he was going to do it, and that he wanted you to hear it from him… I just didn’t know he would tell you so soon.” Steve admits.

“How are you feeling about it?” Sam asks.

“I don’t know. I mean, obviously I feel horrible that he went through that without his consent, and I know it wasn’t his choice… but I just can’t see him like that, as a cold-blooded assassin. I mean, he’s always been so kind to me, but what if something happens, o-or he snaps?!” She expects Steve and Sam, Bucky’s two best friends, to be horrified by her admission, or to get angry at her for still seeing Bucky in that way. Instead, though, they simply nod.

“That’s understandable. Are you scared of him?”

“No.” Y/N admits. “At least, I don’t think so. I just… it’s a lot of information to get at once, especially when the information is so intense, and you’ve only known the guy for a few weeks, right?” 

“Of course it is, and trust me, Bucky wants you to take it all in at your own pace. There’s no rush.” Steve agrees.

“It’s not just that. The thing is….” Y/N sighs, already feeling the heat of embarrassment rising through her body and settling on her cheeks. “I don’t want to go too into specifics, but I had a really terrible experience in a past relationship where someone wasn’t who they said they were. It caused me a lot of pain, and I cannot go through that pain again. I barely survived it the first time.” She chuckles awkwardly. “I don’t want to think he’d hurt me like that, but this news has just thrown me for a loop.” She explains, and the guys nod.

“You know, I met him when he was still the Winter Soldier.” Sam explains. “I saw firsthand the sort of person he was back then. And Y/N, please trust me when I tell you that Bucky now is so different from that. Did he tell you he’s trying to make amends?” When she nods, he continues. “Did he tell you that in order to do that, he’s made a list of every single person he’s wronged and is going to apologise to them personally?”

“No. No, he didn’t.” Y/N mumbles. Making amends by personally apologising to everyone is definitely not something Bucky would do if he was still a horrible person.

“Absolutely. I mean, I’ve known him for about eighty years, as I’m sure he told you.” Steve explains. “When I saw him as the Winter Soldier, he was like a whole different person. When HYDRA mind wiped and brainwashed him, they removed so much of his memory and personality. He wasn’t Bucky Barnes anymore. He was just a weapon, someone to use for their own gain. The things they did to him… it was horrible. It wasn’t him.” Steve murmurs, quickly drifting off as the horrors of the past couple of years replay in his mind. Y/N’s heart sinks. She found out at the exhibit that Steve was there when Bucky ‘died,’ and then the next time he saw him, he was trying to kill him. She can’t even imagine what it feels like, seeing your best friend going through something like that, and being unable to do anything about it.

“I’m sorry Steve.”

“It’s okay. It’s in the past now.” He murmurs, before fixing a smile back onto his face. Y/N wonders if he does that a lot. Fixing a smile and pretending you’re fine when really, nothing is. She’s a master of that. “But now, Bucky’s regaining his humanity, and who he was. And it’s so fucking great to see it. Although I don’t think the old Bucky will ever be back, the new one is pretty damn close. And Sam’s right, he’s completely different from how he was as the Winter Soldier. You know, he’s going to hate me for telling you this….” Steve chuckles, and Y/N’s brows furrow. “But god, Y/N, he’s so much happier now. The way he smiled when we got dinner together… I don’t think I’ve ever seen Bucky smile like that in my life, even back in the forties. And I think we have you to thank for that.” Y/N’s heart rate picks up, and she gasps. Yet, she cannot keep another smile from spreading across her face.

“Really?”

“Really.” Steve nods, and even Sam agrees. Y/N even feels her eyes welling up. Being told about the positive effect she’s having on Bucky by his two best friends is making her heart soar. “You know, I think you both have a positive effect on each other.” And then, Y/N realises that he’s right. She’s always been happy when she’s around Bucky, and he really seems to bring her out of her shell. And like she said, he told her the truth about his past, even though he knew she may never want to speak to him again afterwards, just because he cared about her that much and wanted her to trust him fully. 

“Wow… thanks guys.” Y/N smiles. “I think I know what I need to do now.”

Later that day, Y/N stands in front of her mirror, checking over her appearance. Of course, her chat with the boys helped reinforce what she already knew in her gut: that despite everything he’s done, it wasn’t his choice. And it never would be his choice. Bucky Barnes is a good person, and he cares about her and her wellbeing. He would never hurt her. And now that she’s taken enough time to think it over, she’s going back to see him.

As she turns to leave, she makes eye contact with the picture of her and her aunt, the same one Bucky looked at. Y/N smiles. Her aunt would’ve loved him. And maybe, that’s all the encouragement and reinforcement she ever needed.

“I love you.” She whispers, gently pressing a kiss to her fingers and then touching her aunt’s half of the picture. 

When she knocks on Bucky’s door, she registers her stomach twisting slightly. Hopefully he answers, and the time spent apart hasn’t convinced him he hates her. Meanwhile, on the other side of the door, Bucky sighs, making his way towards it. He’s expecting Steve or Sam behind the door, on another attempt to get him outside. But all Bucky wants to do is sleep. Even though he swears that his nightmares have gotten worse since he told Y/N the truth.

“What is it, guys? I told you, I’m not-”

Bucky opens the door, and immediately Y/N’s senses are hit with the scent of his cologne. The smell makes her smile. She didn’t even realise how much she missed that scent, or how much she missed seeing him. 

“Y/N?” Bucky gasps. He’s wearing a blue henley, one that covers his metal arm completely. The sight makes Y/N’s heart sink. Bucky doesn’t even have to tell her just how ashamed of his arm he is. It’s written all over his face, the memories haunting him. “Y-You’re back.” He gasps. The smile that grows on his face as he looks over her, realising that she is really there, makes her heart warm… and the same thing in her stomach flutters all over again. 

“Hi Bucky.”

“W-What are you doing here?” Bucky gasps, his cheeks turning pink with embarrassment. “I didn’t think you’d want to see me again. Not after-”

“Hey, it’s okay.” She soothes, cutting him off. “I know it wasn’t your choice. And besides, remember when you said you wanted to help me with the shop?” Bucky nods, still slightly stunned by Y/N’s appearance at his front door. Honestly, she looks so beautiful that a part of him wonders if she’s still dreaming. “Well, I need to go get some paint… wanna help me pick a colour?”

A sigh of relief leaves Bucky’s lips, and his grin widens. Back when he said he didn’t deserve anything good in his life... maybe Bucky was wrong this time. Maybe, Y/N and her friendship can be his something good. “Yeah… I’d love to.”

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[my-castles-crumbling]

hi cas

this might be a weird thing to talk about but it makes me quite sad and i dont really know why?

so there is this very nice lady she is a harpist and for as long as i can remember she has played most days every summer where i live

so today i was listening to my parents talk and they said she died it just made me really upset and i dont know why i never even talked to her but she was such a big part of my childhood and her music is in some of my happiest memories

when i was really young i would always dance to her music and i would feel like a princess and just last summer my friends and i went downtown and she was playing her harp that was one of my favorite days

but i feel so bad because im sad and i dont even know her name and i feel like this could be the thing to make me go down again but im just feeling better (besides the mentil breakdown i had last night lol) and the n i just think to myself 'this is no good reason to be upset what is wrong with you you dont even know her'

but im upset for no reason right? idk honestly im just hoping this bad day is a one time thing

anyways sorry to complain :|

Hi hon!

TW: Death

You don't have to be sorry!

Death is a super complicated thing, and it affects everyone differently. I think the fact that it's so complete can be scary and have a huge effect on people.

It sounds like even though this person wasn't close to you, they were a constant. So to have a constant thing suddenly change is jarring!

You have no reason to feel bad for being upset. Honestly, if we're looking at this logically, isn't it great that she had impact enough that you're mourning her?

Please be gentle with yourself. Allow yourself to mourn. And don't let anyone tell you that you don't have a right to your feelings. You are allowed to feel this way.

I'm going to call you princess anon in case you want to write again!

[gojonanami]

https://www.tumblr.com/gojonanami/747580868509466624/my-god-i-cannot-im-pregnant-being-the-words?source=share

honestly? i'm vibing with the whole 'pregnancy' take on it!! i actually think it's really very good!

it sets up the premise perfectly imo

the words are heartbreaking enough to curse suguru into becoming a curse.

i don't know how curses are made, so i don't know if suguru, on some level, would need to be willing to become a curse or whether the words do their own thing??? like do they need to be alive, on the threshold of death, or dead to become a curse?

but anyway, that's just... super duper duper duper sad... but i'm ready for the angst!! come at me, sab!! come at me!!! hit me with the angst!! i am ready for it!!

i feel like it also kind of... propels the story forward? this angle, i mean. like it gives it a certain drive and momentum? like there's so much emotion that you can play with, and that's super duper cool!!

also, also, also, sab, our brilliant wordsmith, for this one, take it away and write as much as you want!!!

even if it's pages and pages, and pages, and pages, and pages, and pages, we'd be more than happy to read it!! trust us – we would be.

i always salivate like a dog for a bone (okay, in my experience of having dogs, they kind of prefer sausages and human food over bones but anyway!) so a long fic is like a treat!!

no me too!! I think it’s a very interesting premise honestly!

so from what we know about how curses are made — it’s from negative emotions and words — words are very powerful, especially ones said when faced in the final moments of someone’s life or said by a dying person.

for rika, she became a curse because yuta wished her not to die — and she remained a curse until yuta could truly let her go and admit his love for her. I assume her ‘interesting’ background that seems very questionable may have something to do with why she was so powerful — since misfortune and death seemed to follow her from a young age.

for suguru, I think he’s had a lot of misfortune in his life to begin with (re: his whole life as a sorcerer lol), and perhaps reader’s words could be “I’m pregnant” along with “I don’t want you to go” or “I wish we had more time to spend as a family” or something — said in the heat of the moment (perhaps because suguru died protecting her) would trigger his transformation into a curse. I do think there needs to be some desire to stay based on what rika said at the end of jjk 0 where after yuta apologized for what he did, she said she was glad to have all this time with him.

anyway also you’re very kind and I hope to do this incredible idea justice 🥹💕 it will probably end up being very long based on my ideas for the fic so far. I need to probably discuss with Hannah (my beta reader) for thoughts 💕🥹 I love you. You’re far too sweet 😭😭😭

[ecargmura]

Hirogaru Sky! Precure Episode 47 Review - The Two Princesses

In the midst of Wonderful Precure news, this week’s episode of Hirogaru Sky has brought about a lot of twists. I can tell the story is going to reach its end this month as so many things happened in this episode, I don’t even know where to begin.

Let’s start with Elleelain and Ellee. It’s finally confirmed that the Morning Star is Princess Elleelain/Cure Noble and that Ellee is essentially her child in a way—is this virgin birth? Elleelain is Precure Virgin Mary and Ellee is Precure Jesus confirmed. The way Elleelain finally decides to show herself to Ellee and give her the last of her powers was rather sad. There’s actually two on-screen deaths in this episode and Elleelain happens to be the first. That’s crazy. I’m also amazed that Elleelain managed to live until her elderly years before sealing her powers into the Majestic Chroniclon and then became the Morning Star until Ellee’s birth. I thought she died young for some reason… Anyways, what happened after Sora, Mashiro and Ellee got transported back is explained. While there was peace and Elleelain and the Empress had a good relationship, it all changed a few years later as the Underg Empire suddenly ghosted her. She created Ellee a year ago because she was worried that the Underg Empire might attack now that they have so much power.

Ellee is finally a teenager now. She is no longer a toddler. She only changes back into baby Ellee when she is hungry—this honestly makes no sense. If you want Ellee to grow up, then make her grow up! I guess the instability is due to Ellee not being able to control her power in her civilian state right now. It’s honestly weird to see Ellee talk like a normal person and not all baby-like now. I mean, she spent almost 95% of the show as a baby, so to spent the last 5% of the show as a teenager feels like wasted potential. Why couldn’t they do this earlier? Tsubasa and Ellee’s dynamic is going to be hilarious now that Tsubasa is now the shortest member—heck, she’s probably the tallest of the group as she looks a little bit taller than Ageha, the actual adult. Now that Ellee is now in her true state, that means Majesty finally gets a solo move after 15 episodes since Majesty’s debut. 15 episodes without a solo move… Majesty uses Noble’s Magic Hour’s End, if you wanted to know.

Skearhead DIES in this episode. What? HE DIES? That abruptly? WHAT? Sorry about the blubbering, but I didn’t expect that at all. Instead of transforming himself into a Kyoborg, he uses Ranborgs to distract the group and then as a last result, he traps Majesty and Sky into a last resort barrier as he blows himself up. The fact that he did this was super unexpected. I thought he was going to turn himself into a Kyoborg. His actions were all because he loved the Empress. He uses “ai” instead of “suki”, so this means that his feelings for her were deep, but was it romantic or familial? He was her tutor, but it did seem as if the current Empress cherished him a lot that losing him was the start of her break down and counterattack.

Knowing that Cure Noble betrayed the Underg Empire’s trust was quite a twist. It makes me wonder if it was a misunderstanding. Maybe they both saw it differently, that it caused friction between them? Noble didn’t mention the betrayal, while the Empress did. Hopefully, more will be explained next week. I do feel like this episode was a bit overshadowed because of the Wonderful Precure news. What are your thoughts on this episode?

[talientravere]

Amarantus has taken up the entirety of my brain, so here’s what I think the gang were like as kids!

Arik: A menace. Stubborn, opinionated, and too clever for his own good. “Listens” to the adults but does things his own way anyway because he thinks he knows better. He gets it from his mom

Mireille: Prim little princess. Outwardly a good, obedient child, but she occasionally delights in secretly breaking the rules. She's so cute and so good at looking innocent that she almost never gets in trouble

Marius: So stinking adorable, super clingy and cuddly. I bet he was the kind of child who was always eager to help out adults with their Serious Adult Things, like a dog who’s excited to be given a job

Raeann: I… kinda feel like she was exactly the same lol. I’m guessing she had a rough life from a very young age, and had to learn how to be scrappy and fend for herself

Major: Honestly, I have no idea. I feel like the Major is so traumatized that it’s hard to tell what she was originally like. Was she always quiet and serious? Was she ever innocent and vibrant and energetic? Idk, it makes me sad to think about

Reckon: It’s also hard to say with him, because I feel like the Reckon we know is so shaped by his sister’s death and his time in the forest. I feel like he was a really sweet, sensitive kiddo though

Bonus

Marian: This is a tricky one… From what we’ve heard, she was very headstrong and independent, but was she like that as a child, growing up with other kids who were always a step ahead of her? I imagine she struggled socially as a child, and always felt like she had to prove herself

[catamaurrr-star]

ok YOUR TURN. i NEED you to tell me about your ocs, particularly in world 1. i need to know their gist. and the world too??? has hatsune miku declared war on australia ?? WHAT is going on there ?

YIPPPEEEE OKAY SO. australia is ruled by fukase the vocaloid and he was so shit at ruling his own continent that it started fighting itself. and it kept escalating. and its still escalating. and now australia is basically like Hell Itself and it got so bad there that hatsune miku just decided no one can ever get in or out of there ever again for the rest of the world's own safety. survival of the fittest she says

but all of that is like barely relevant to the ocs there. maur is actually australian and he has Seen Shit but he managed to get out on a tiny little raft in cat form and has never looked back since. iron is also australian but he's never left australia. this is also why they are bright pink

most ppl in world 1 are some sort of animal hybrid or have some power but there are of course regular people who have neither. jimmy is one of these people but he honestly does not care because who needs powers when theres cats !!! gude has the ultimate super special absolutely earth shattering power of. making chair arms whenever they want out of thin air. they will always use this to the best comedic effect as they can. oh yeah they're also half elf from their dad's side

umbra however. his power is Very Special. he can kinndaa travel time but he stays in the same place he was at before he time travelled just in a different time period and when he goes back to the present the time he spent in the past passes by in the present too. if that makes sense. his entire family's had it and it's been passed down from generation to generation. the government wants to find them so he has to keep his powers a very close guarded secret. however! they also have a drawback. the more times you time travel the sooner you're gonna go insane from it all and kinda just. break time itself for you alone and it's generally Very Unpleasant. this happened to umbra's mom when he was young and since she never got the chance to tell him about the powers when she was alive he doesn't even know what happened to her. she was just gone one day and everyone he asked said she never existed at all. not very fun! he assumed she just got lost somewhere in the past or future or something and he keeps trying to find her that way but uh oh! he's inching closer and closer to certain death every time he does that! and he has no idea! so sad!!!

there is also this storyline thats been cooking in my head for a bit that includes all the various umbra and maur aus which is why umbras family even has that power. something about an Original Umbra and an Original Maur and they did Something. i dont really know. but basically umbra is cursed forever

THANK YOU FOR LETTIGN ME TALK ABOUT THEM YIPPPEPEEEEEEE

[viharistenno]

Hey, I'm super tired right now and can't decide which of the unpublished fic asks I wanna ask most, so I'm gonna give full rein to you and say, answer the ask you like best about the WIP you like best! (Hoping for W13 but even if not, I'd like to hear about your writing!)

My dear Friend, have I got news for you. You asked for WH13 and I will give it to you. It's gonna be personal, but I am totally okay with sharing it when people ask, as all my writing is really personal for me in the end and I love all of them.

It was 6 and a half years ago, in April, 2017. An idea of a scene bugged me to death, my mind said THERE IS NO WAY Myka saw coffee in that dreamlike state with the red light in Buried. It had to be Helena somehow. That was the base. What made me actually start it (as always) was a feeling. At that time I was in a relationship for ~5 years and felt the wobble. I tried every thing I could think of at that time but in a lot of sense I was young and inexperienced. This was my therapeutic wishful thinking fic where I sort of made her Helena at the end of Instinct and wrote down what I wanted her to do and/or say. I did not expect I'll actually predict part of the situation but here we are (whoops). So on a sunny April afternnon I sat down and wrote 6 pages in 2 hours which is I think my all time record still. I would have written more but I had to go for a meeting. Later I wrote some more in the coming days / weeks, I got somewhere around 7k words but I think I only wrote the scene which I thought about a lot later (I do have it, I checked now!). 7 months later we broke up and against my hopes she never found her way back to me. She is better at moving on than I am and when she go together with a guy, I was devastated and even left tumblr and writing for a while. (But not before I wrote the prequel because I am very dramatique and I honestly love this about myself.)

I came back though but my relationship with B&W in reading and especially writing is only starting to recover (hence my decision to participate in the advent) but I do love the people in this fandom.

I have 10 119 words written, the longest I ever had in one fic and I had an idea about a plot that was just forming and I am so sad I wasn't able to write it down but for years it was too close and then at one point it became too distant. I think if I get myself to rewatch WH13 I might be able to continue it but I am gathering the strenght for that :) I think if I ever continue I'll post it in parts where stuff is resolved at that moment and when I finish another plot point I' upload those again. I wanted Helena to start sorting some stuff out with Myka before I throw them in some seriously angsty (but it would be fun too, cause it's me) Warehouse shenanigans and I didn't exactly get there yet.

I hope this satisfies some of your curiosity, I honestly feel I wanted to talk about it so thanks for "making me" :)

[amagicdoctor]

Strange Academy: Finals just revealed the most anticipated backstory of the entire series. But I would argue there are more pieces of the puzzle to connect. #5 may have introduced Doyle’s mother and with her reveal, gave us some understanding of how Doyle came to be, but I have a feeling that they’re not telling us everything. And worriedly, one can ask: will they ever?

Follow me under the cut where I’ll walk you through some theories around the real story behind Doyle’s ‘family.’ Hey, and grab some tissues, it gets a little sad in the end.

Those who have been with this blog for a while now already know that Doyle is at the very top of my list for favorite Strange Academy characters. I took an immediate liking to him because of his connection to one of Dr. Strange’s most dreaded villains: Dormammu. I love super villain characters much more than I do with heroes, so I initially thought they would create Doyle’s character as some sort of heir to the throne, spelling much trouble for the students and staff of Strange Academy. But even with the marketing (prior to the first series release) setting up Doyle as a big bad, his antagonist days have not come to fruition. And honestly, I don’t mind that at all.

Throughout the beginning of the pilot series, I watched Doyle’s career grow with much interest. But with interest came questions, and one of those questions was one of the biggest 3 year secrets the writers had been hiding: what is Doyle’s true family situation?

Everyone, readers and in-universe characters alike always assumed Doyle was the direct biological descendant of Dormammu. 

(from Strange Academy (2020) #1)

But as we learned in SA: Finals #5, looks can be deceiving. Doyle has a real human mother and father. So he was just a normal human when he was born! He was only reborn as a Faltine-look alike as a side-effect to healing a medical condition he once had as a baby.

That much, we know. We’ve all read the latest issue. And as big of a deal that is, there is something much more important to talk about now that she’s been revealed: Doyle’s mother herself and her backstory (and motives). 

Let’s take a quick step back into the early days of the series. Family (and lineage) became a big deal to the Strange Academy cast when we read the fated “Parent’s Day” issue (see Strange Academy (2020) #9). While many students were able to bring their parent’s to school, we never saw anyone show up for Doyle. Dormammu, we can understand (more on this in a bit), but where was his beloved human mother who was always in his life? I know adults can be busy with whatever, but it sure is interesting that not only has Doyle’s mother not shown up for an important event, but neither has Doyle’s (surrogate) father, Dormammu.

Remember in the first big event of the series when Doyle was killed? Remember how Dr. Voodoo, school headmaster, put his own life in danger to directly ask Dormammu to save his only son and Voodoo was met with rejection? 

While a simple Parent’s Day social event pales in comparison to the priority of a student’s death, neither of Doyle’s ‘parents’ came in to save the day. Or to see if he even recovered following his death on campus. They sure as hell are passive, especially Doyle’s mother since she already saved him from early death once. But what does this all mean?

Dormammu is complicated (we’re gonna get to him in another minute). But his mother.. Maybe you’re asking: does his mother actually care about him? You may say “yes” just on the account of the flashback (which is from her POV only, also problematic when trying to get the full story. Doyle was too young to remember himself. She could have conveniently skipped over something, more on this soon). She did everything she could just to save his life from that inoperable tumor. But that’s exactly the problem. She did everything and went down every path, even the wrong ones.

People become desperate when they’ve hit the wall. To a single mother, alone, raising a child who’s barely even grown out of diapers, you want to do anything for him. Absolutely anything. To cure her son, we saw that she went to traditional help first: the medical doctors, even to a former neurosurgeon who, as we know, went through the desperation of fixing his own disability. But the difference between her and Dr. Strange is, he ended up not going down that dark path: to Dormammu.

Similar to Dr. Strange’s issue though, she did try to find magical fixes, which is OK. This is a story we’ve heard before. But why Dormammu? This is equal in magnitude to selling your soul to a demon, but in this case, she sold her son.

Doyle's mother claimed she went as far as finding a cult that 'worshiped' Dormammu. Yeah, she may have been desperate, but I also feel as though she may have liked that option as well. Listen to me, this may seem like a stretch, but look at the way both Doyle's mother and Dormammu look at Doyle. They look like two consensual parents who are raising a child together. 

They’re both smiling, joyous, happy, proud.

And notice this: Doyle looks a bit older than he does in the earlier parts of the flashback. He could still be a toddler, but he’s not being wrapped up in blankets anymore, some time has obviously passed. Romance or not, there is something deeper, more intimate happening here. And think about it like this: We do not yet know how long this transformation process took when Dormammu ‘healed’ Doyle. If longer than a few days, I could argue there may have been some baby daddy weekend custody situation going on, just so Dormammu can visit and see that his magic is working. 

I’m also not saying it’s too early to ship it, but I wouldn’t be surprised if Dormammu revealed that Doyle’s mother was actually his wife. Maybe she has an alternate form too.

I would also like to ask you to think about the cost associated with healing her son. Magic always has costs. And no, Doyle becoming a Faltine-like thing is not a cost, it’s a side effect. I think those can be different. But look, by granting Doyle a new life, does she or her son owe their loyalty to Dormammu now? Doyle could be hiding his allegiance somehow but he’s such a sweetheart I doubt it. Strange Academy is funny with its writing but they would have alluded to him being a potential antagonist a long time ago if this was the next big reveal. His mother on the other hand is a different subject.

Maybe Dormammu felt Doyle could be his next project. He may have been bored. He thinks himself above human lives, so why else would he save a random sick human? Did he possibly fall in love with the woman who summoned him? Does he suddenly have feelings to care for an heir after completely abusing his sister and niece? I find it hard to believe he could have positive feelings about his long-term relationship with a human and her offspring. I don’t like thinking of Dormammu as someone who is capable of having those feelings. His concerns are about his own needs: conquering worlds, ruining lives, beating Dr. Strange. So he may be playing a long game at something else too. Maybe it ties into why he didn’t care enough about Doyle dying at school (or maybe he knew Doyle would survive). Maybe it ties into him seeing Doyle fall in love with a girl who has the potential of revitalizing Doyle into some warrior he prophesied Doyle would become (to take his place perhaps?). This may be why he’s so manipulative of Emily Bright’s development. Dormammu definitely does not care about her, I don’t need to explain that. But why? What does this all add up to? Theories behind Dormammu’s relationship with Emily is a different discussion, and it’ll probably be revealed in #6.

But back to the main subject. Of course, all of this is too soon to tell and I’m eating the hell out of one single page of context, but Doyle’s mother is seriously something else. I know as superhero readers we can get past the initial shock of someone selling their soul to a demon, because of course that happens. But I think it’s so SO important to think about what this really means. I don’t think Doyle is as safe with his mother as they want us to believe.

Lastly, since Doyle had a real human father, it's so weird now seeing him refer to Dormammu as a 'dad.' Is there some kind of affection between the two or three of them (see my earlier points)? Imagine a different scenario really quick: why the hell would a mother allow her son to call a bastard demon their ‘dad?’ In other horror/supernatural pieces of media, due to the power imbalance, the giver of magic/wish is usually called a ‘master.’ Why is it that the mother allows this intimate name calling to continue? Perhaps she actually wants the three of them to be a family. Perhaps Doyle’s mother is lying in the flashback, perhaps she was a member of that Dormammu worshiping cult the entire time and made the ultimate sacrifice–

And now this leaves me to ask something truly vital: what was Doyle's life like prior to Strange Academy? Where did he live? Which of his parents did he live with, if any? 

This, actually, was partially answered during the Strange Academy tie-in for the Death of Doctor Strange event:

Doyle, for whatever reason, was seen temporarily living in a cabin in the woods when Strange Academy closed. I ask you, why would Doyle decide to live by himself– homeless in fact– instead of going back home to the mother who saved his life when he was a child? Back to the human mother who supposedly loves him dearly? The mother who is “the best part” of him (Doyle’s exact words btw!!!).

You know, Doyle has frequently referred to the Dark Dimension as “home,” especially in the above panel. Unless he’s still egging the Mindless One on as he did with Calvin about his connection to Dormammu, we have to believe that Doyle is a regular resident of the Dark Dimension (or at least was, in the past, possible months ago if he has been living homelessly as a regular thing on Earth). Because if someone like Doyle was walking around on Earth, with his magical signature, he would have been been a regular character to the Dr. Strange series. So did his mother and Dormammu lock him away somewhere like they did with Clea when we were first introduced to her? Why? Was it that they only let him out, or somehow he escaped to go live with his mom prior to coming to the academy?

Doyle living with Dormammu (doubt it like a prisoner, he isn’t giving off vibes in that way, but like a Rapunzel situation) is such a worst case scenario and it breaks my heart. Because this leaves us to think about all the times Clea and Stephen have gone into the Dark Dimension to fight Dormammu or Clea being LEADER of the entire Dark Dimension, freeing the Mindless Ones but not her little cousin, and not once did we EVER get a whiff of Doyle. So where was he?? What was he doing? What is really going on here, because the less context we get, the worse Doyle’s real situation is. My heart breaks for him, really.

His real mother is suspect as hell, his SURROGATE father is literally Dormammu (nuff said) and his overall home situation is extremely suspicious!! I hope this overview has raised a few red flags, more than I hope you have already had.

Anyway here’s how Clea adopting Doyle can still win–