#i also love desi black brothers

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potter-verse headcanons that I choose to view as canon bc fuck jkr <3

*I redid these bc james' lineage was pointed out to me in a previous comment and I don't wanna disregard it so I tweaked a few things to keep it true to the lore while also spiting the terf

this will be very long btw

starting with the marauders era (sorry this is basically an essay now)

adding onto that, I just would love to see his inner conflicts and hopes and ambitions and dialogue more flushed out, because I really don't think him being rejected by an old flame is at all cause enough for him to suddenly just hate children. even his rivalry and bullying with/from james doesn't feel like the push that comes to shove idk

severus snape is not an abusive man. in my opinion, the way that he's written makes him seem like a very cause to effect character without much complexity to him other than that he was in love with lily evans. in my mind, he's lily's closest friend and defender for most of their growing up together at hogwarts, especially after he begins unlearning blood purist ideologies. he tries to protect her from james potter, who's antagonistic of blood purists by nature, and also a massive troublemaker. thinking it will get lily hurt is what ultimately fuels his hatred of james (that and the fact that james is just kind of a dick to him the whole time they're at school together)

an earlier commenter pointed out to me that james' grandfather invented fleamont's hair potion, so the inheritance of that success would make james' family quite well off. and while he grows up with a very good home life and very loving parents, I imagine james also feels quite stifled sometimes, being that he's an only child with a lot of room in his house and a lot of legacy to carry. it's not like he has a complex about it, but he's sort of a steve harrington-esque kind of character. he's not a complete asshat, but he does experience a lot of growing pains and contentions to his worldview on multiple levels when he first becomes acquainted with lily and severus, and even when he first meets the other marauders. it adds a lot more interest than just making him the charming class clown, and james being desi adds another layer of complexity to him too. (I'm quite curious about how desi metaphysics are practiced, and how that would be a shift for him going from eleven years of his own household magic to hogwarts magic)

adding onto that, it's why he and sirius become such fast friends - sirius feels estranged from his own family, and james' only family are his parents and grandparents. they're closer than sirius and his own brother are. this does certainly make things strange and angsty when regulus takes an admiration to james that sirius notices, when sirius himself is constantly being compared to his more "ideal wizard archetype" younger brother his entire life

in fact, regulus' admiration of james starts as more of a scientific sort of reverence - he wants to understand how a pure blood can be so defiant of the ideas that suggest he's more worthy of practicing wizardry, let alone a pure blood who has come from so much. he learns quite a lot about james through sirius, and when he actually meets him for the first time, he's nothing like the troublemaker prince charming that everyone expects him to be. it's the first time reg experiences real endearment to someone who isn't in his own family, and even that kind of love is conditional at best (shout-out to walburga and orion black for their a-plus parenting)

it makes it that much more painful when he sees that james, while kinder and more considerate than he seemed at first, only thinks of him as sirius'-younger-brother-who-isn't-actually-that-terrible-perhaps; when he sees that james only has room in his heart for lily evans, who by black family standards isn't worthy to have any knowledge of the magical world, let alone belong in it. and he's trying to be better and to understand, but even the kindest blood purists are still blood purists, and it will take him years after this heartbreak to rectify that mindset - even as he's defying voldemort himself

lily grows up in scotland, and while her parents love her and petunia very much, they're constantly fighting. she and tuney often spend time together, and when lily's magical talents start to emerge, she at first asks her big sister, her protector, her closest friend, to keep this secret from their parents. so imagine the heartbreak when lily's owl comes in the mail, and instead of the magical announcement being a complication for their parents, the evans' are overjoyed. imagine the betrayal that petunia feels when, after years of borderline neglect to the both of them, lily leans into the praise and attention she's now receiving. and she tries to make it up to tuney - she even grows a flower in her own hand hoping to make peace with her only real role model in life, only to have it shut down by being called a freak. things only get worse as tuney is left at home with quarreling parents while lily gets the privilege of being away from all of it. the number of letters she sends to dumbledore begging to learn magic, then simply begging to see her little sister more than just during christmas, should be enough to convince the old man to have some leniency, but dumbledore doesn't

now let's talk about peter pettigrew. we all blame him for the downfall of james and lily that kicks off the tragedy of harry's childhood, which we should. but the why of it feels important to me, so personally, this is how I see his psyche playing a role: what if he grows up in a religious household? now I know how that sounds, but hear me out. peter grows up in a religious family because his parents carry some sort of shame surrounding their magical lineage. maybe it's because their squibs, maybe it's because of other trauma from being discovered by muggles, etc. regardless, he grows up discouraged from using his magic, but instead of suppressing it and developing an obscurus, he learns how to hide it. he practices his abilities in secret, until he's a very good liar with the worst case of people pleasing. so when his owl comes with his hogwarts letter, his parents are less than happy about it. he's sent to live with his aunt when he's not at school. in the meantime, he hides as much as he can about his family from the marauders. remus has his lycanthropy to worry about, and sirius already has an even rockier home life to begin with. so it's no wonder that peter latches onto james - ironically, james becomes a secret keeper of sorts for him. but peter is never close to him the way sirius is, or even remus. he's forgotten by his friends, disregarded by his parents, and written off as soft and submissive by his other peers and even the teachers. it makes him all the more suggestible when he's sought out by voldemort, who promises him a place of belonging, which is all that he's ever wanted since he was a child. he's hidden things from the people closest to him once before, so he can do it again, right?

until of course, voldemort actually physically manipulates him with an imperius curse. and all it takes is one curse for the dark lord to convince peter that his friends can never take him back, not when he's killed and maimed and cursed and destroyed lives as much as he has. "not when you're my most trusted servant, wormtail." in short, peter pettigrew is and always will be remembered as a coward. but before he was a coward, he was in pain. and voldemort used that pain to turn him against his only friends before his only friends could turn on him

speaking of other death eaters, let's talk about regulus again for a moment. in an audience-sparing plot, regulus lives. in an angst driven plot, regulus drowns. so for the sake of compromising realism for emotional lenience, let's say nobody actually knows what happens to him. there's all kinds of rumors about the missing black brother, but the truth is that regulus doesn't drown. he's badly hurt in his attempt to destroy the locket, because not only is that thing messing with him psychologically, it's also a pain in the ass to try and get rid of. brutally injured and looking for a place to hide, he enchants a supply cabinet in a muggle cafe to expand into his own flat, which looks to non-magic users like any old closet, even if they try to open it. kreacher is left the locket along with regulus' note, because he doesn't want to be found (great opportunity for him to make a sneaky little appearance in the first half of the deathly hallows though, when the golden trio are debriefing in a muggle cafe...)

remus grows up in a really good home, but like james, he feels a sort of isolation. not because of his class status but because of his condition. as his body begins to mature in his teenage years, his lycanthropy also "matures," taking a bigger and bigger toll on his body until by the time his third year starts at hogwarts (between growth spurts and growing pains and the intensity of his transitions), he can't walk without using a cane. he's pretty sickly as a child anyway to begin with, so more often than not, he spends a lot of time in his bed in the gryffindor common room. this means when a lot of the pranking and troublemaking is happening, he's either in the background unable to do much more than try and dissuade his friends, or he isn't there at all. it isn't until a little way into his fourth year that he begins actively participating in marauders shenanigans, including helping with the construction of the map. I imagine he and sirius both have feelings for one another during this time, but these feelings cannot or do not go acknowledged until the later years (like, year six or seven)

when it comes time to meet sirius' family, sirius has already been disowned by his birth parents and is extremely distant from his brother and cousins. all of course, except for his cousin andromeda, who reaches out to him after the news of his erasure from the family tree makes it to her. this is actually how remus meets tonks in my mind - because during the whole "meet the parents" thing, he meets ted, his wife, and their daughter nymphadora

that's all I've got for now from the marauders era but the golden trio era is a whole different ballgame (and probably way longer sorry in advance)

let's start with harry. petunia is not near as strict with him as vernon is, but they're both abusive to him in ways that are physical and psychological. dudley, of course, is given everything by his parents to the point of spoiling, while harry is forced to feed off of the leftovers. and while he definitely inherits his father's "fuck around and find out" personality, he's a lot less likely to fuck around with the dursleys. in fact, he's much more quiet until he gets to hogwarts and blossoms. I also think his scar is much more noticeable and does much more alteration to his face. because it's the aftermath of the killing curse, it makes him much more likely to die just from a physical standpoint than from simply a plot device standpoint. voldemort is obsessed with killing him, and incidentally, he's a very easy person to kill

however, this doesn't make harry a weak wizard by any means. his magic is incredibly powerful and he's incredibly cunning with it. it's why the hat finds it equally appropriate to sort him into slytherin, other than the obvious connection that he and voldemort share. but this does mean that other people's perceptions of him are that he is weaker. draco thinks he can easily manipulate him. ron underestimates his understanding of the wizarding world and how to defend himself. hermione even has her moments, though hers are more a concern for his well-being as a target of all sorts of evil wizardry. even still, it's a shock and a half to go from being consistently neglected and abused to being coddled and handled with kid gloves all the time. it's no wonder his "fuck around and find out" attitude we see in the books and films also comes to life due to the way he's being mistreated - whether that's with good or ill intent

ron is not only his first friend, but also the first person harry is formally introduced to. he's harry's gateway to what the wizarding world looks like outside of school. of course, molly weasley immediately decides this makes harry her son as well as ron, and it's nice for ron to have a brother his own age. but as the youngest son in a family of seven kids, with one of the honorary offspring being famous in the wizarding world, it's easy for him to get swept up in the idea that he's the afterthought of his friends and family. as a result, he tries emulating harry's attitude towards the world, but whereas harry's is built up by his upbringing and those around him, ron's is built up out of spite. it creates resentment when they're horcrux hunting together, because ron not only hates that harry is refusing to be taken care of - he also hates that nobody's taking care of him

it's why I think he and luna lovegood make an excellent pair. luna is an uncommonly kind person by nature, and we already know in the books that she takes a shine to ron. I wish we'd seen more of them in canon, so it's my personal philosophy that they should have been together instead of ron and hermione. luna really softens the resentment in ron, because she takes so much in stride that it sort of rubs off on him. and ron brings out something very protective and fiery in her. if she weren't a ravenclaw, she'd make an excellent gryffindor, though honestly she's such a multitudinous character already that she'd do swimmingly in almost any house, in my opinion

more on luna: she and hermione were actually quite close as first years, but grew apart because while luna was accepted for her neurodivergence, hermione was singled out. there's not much difference between the two of them other than the two factors that luna doesn't mask her traits, and is a pureblood. at the time that they're both eleven, I imagine eleven-year-old blood purist logic would muddy a friendship rather quickly, especially when you're trying to seek acceptance from your peers. this isn't to say that luna is a cruel person by any means - it's just that hermione has to work harder for her fitting-in-ness. naturally, being in different houses and different circles of peers along with all the other factors, they grow apart. four years after they've met, luna is simply "looney lovegood" to hermione

hermione's parents are very eager muggles to integrate hermione into the wizarding world. the two of them meet in college, when both take an interest in metaphysical studies and the history of witches and witchcraft. though it starts as a scientific fascination, hermione's father turns out to be a rather superstitious man in the first place. when their daughter receives her owl, both of them are overjoyed at the possibility of there being a world where their fascination with magic and the occult is real. the only reason they both go into dentistry (and together at the same office, no less) is because they're ridiculously in love with one another and want hermione to have a stable childhood

snape ends up being a very protective teacher over harry. the reason he hides it is because he knows dumbledore is on the hunt for power and control, however much the man tries to disguise it as working for the greater good. the headmaster simply believes harry is the perfect conduit to attain those things, and rather than view him as a threat, dumbledore views him as a tool. snape is desperate not to see harry become a pawn, the way he did, but he also sees so much of james in him that it's hard for him to reconcile any outward respect for him. this makes snape a very cold man for harry to cross (and he's already cold enough for several other reasons), but in my personal opinion, it does his character a disservice to make him outright abusive. he's dismissive and intense and extremely aloof, but never does he use it to punish harry himself. snape's only seen as a shifty, mean person by harry because of how similar he is to petunia and her dismissal of harry at home so by god do those trust issues jump out between these two. it's by no means a father + son dynamic, but it's certainly a begrudging guardian + clueless guardee dynamic, if that makes sense

in fact, when snape realizes draco is also dealing with abuse in the home, he makes it a goal of his to do what he can to make sure their time in his class is as easy as possible. of course, true to severus snape fashion, he does this in such a way that it seems like he's going to single them out when in reality, he's only breeding an environment where draco and harry start having a tentative, mutual respect for one another. this is at first very confusing for hermione and ron, as well as draco's circle of friends. but these two are nothing if not stubborn, which means cycle breaking is what they're destined for

this paves the way for draco and hermione to be in each other's circles. mutually indifferent to one another at best. detestable to one another at worst. very much enemies to lovers, until hermione bests draco in a dueling practice and draco gains some respect for her. he learns that she is a very well schooled person when it comes to traditional witch traditions and rituals; that she recognizes the holidays that christmas and halloween are bastardizations of; that she does in fact "respect her betters," because she respects her magic as the sacred gift that it is. at that point, does it become allies to lovers. and when the second wizarding war rolls around, he does everything he can within his power to play the roll of double agent. snape becomes his mentor in that regard in more ways than one (he has to kill dumbledore and he has to outsmart voldemort, homeboy is stressing)

hey speaking of pairings, the only original pairing that I tend to keep the same within the golden trio is ginny and harry. it is the sole good pairing that jkr brought to the table. I still have a few notes on it — I just wish there was more development with them. I wish there was more canonical tension than "brother's famous best friend," because while ginny is a wonderful character on her own, she doesn't seem the type to be besotted by someone because of their fame. in fact, an enemies to lovers hinny would almost make more sense to me. they're both incredibly stubborn, it's a wonder they don't butt heads more during canon events, with the fact in mind that ginny is quite soft spoken around him. she's very do-no-harm-take-no-shit, and I wish we saw more of that in their interactions. in my head, their pipeline is as follows: younger sister figure -> academic rival/enemy -> allies during the order era -> confidants -> lovers. if this makes sense. I know it's similar to the canon pipeline for them but please I need tension I need depth I need conflict

I also have got to talk about cho because first of all, what the fuck kind of name is "cho chang" for the only visibly asian character in a franchise? said it once and I'll say it again: fuck jkr. she didn't put thought or depth into this character even one bit other than making her ditsy and boy-obsessed and I hate that shit! with all my heart! in fact, all of the POC women in this series she writes specifically to be obsessed with harry, and that makes my blood absolutely evaporate because they could be so much more than one dimensional figures. I digress

as I see it, "cho chang" isn't her real name at all. it's chao-xing zhang, and the first name means morning star. she hails from a family where her father is chinese and her mother is irish. if I had to give her a middle name, it would be siobhan. she grows up with strong roots in both her irish and chinese heritage, and she's the pride of her family, since she's the only child her parents are able to have. when she arrives at hogwarts, she is quite shy and reserved. but she's brilliant, so of course she's in ravenclaw. but it's in an atypical sense that she is brilliant, not in the I-come-fom-an-asian-family-so-I'm-clever kind of way (I think giving her the gift of clairvoyance would add a really good layer to her arc). she tries to fight off visions of harry potter dying, but she cannot shake them, so instead she vows to fight with him, especially after voldemort kills the first person to show her love and affection for who she is, not for the "cho chang" that her peers think she is. it's only natural for her to take a shine to harry when he's the one who saw cedric diggory murdered

while we're on the topic of horseshit naming, parvati and padma aren't called parvati and padma in my personal mindscape of the potter-verse. they're instead named drisana and salena, meaning "daughter of the sun" and "moon" respectively. not only are they fraternal twins, they also have entirely separate personalities and magical gifts. they're as different as the sun and moon are different, but they also both reflect each other's gifts quite well, just like how the full moon is an expression of both itself and the light of the sun. of course they're both enamored by the boy who lived and his best mate, and of course they say yes to them when they need dates for the yule ball. but to say either of them are actually in love with or interested in either of the boys isn't true by a long shot - salena much prefers her own company and drisana has been eyeing the pretty ravenclaw, chao-xing, for as long as she can remember (I also think they would take harry under their wing and help him reconnect with his desi culture because I can't imagine being raised by the dursleys gave him too much opportunity for that tbh)

now onto more world-buildy types of things

in fact, I'd say the only stereotypical twins at hogwarts are fred and george, and even then they only play into it for the bit. they think it's wildly funny to confuse anyone who doesn't know them well enough to tell them apart, which is a very small number of people (I mean come on, even their own mother doesn't always manage to tell them apart). one of them is probably just a little bit fruity, and the other one is either none the wiser or not the least bit surprised. they pretend like they're carefree people, but they both feel the pull of the war on their morale, even before the war truly sets in motion with the death of dumbledore. they don't have any older sibling figures present as far as we read until bill becomes part of the plot, but I like to think he and charlie are the ones they go to when they're needing someone to talk to about the state of the world. even then, they have to be careful about it in their correspondences.

and while I like to think that molly and arthur are all very present in the lives of their children, I also believe that arthur's work in the ministry keeps him quite busy, and molly can't always be there for each individual child without totally burning herself out. long story short, the weasleys are there for one another as much as they can be, but mainly as a whole. and of course, every weasley brother would level london for ginny if the need arose for it, since she gets little sister treatment (as she should, we love her for it)

it is in my humble opinion that each house has some elemental magic attached to it. some of these are more obvious, for instance, gryffindor would likely have many ties to fire magic, whereas with hufflepuff's patron being the badger, they'd have many ties to earth magic. ravenclaw and slytherin were a little bit harder for me to parse out, but a raven for me would signify air/weather magic while a reptilian, cold blooded patron would be symbolic to water. and while of course, any magical student can have a proclivity for any element of the four, many gryffindors will have a higher aptitude for fire magic. it's why (in my opinion) seamus finnegan is so talented with pyrotechnics in the first place - it's no accident that gryffindor is where he was sorted with that level of fire magic

so then, liv, how does that explain dumbledore's weird water orb and voldemort's fire serpent featured in the order of the phoenix film? actually that's a quite easy answer - remember how I said not every gryffindor has fire magic tendencies? this is actually referenced with neville longbottom's talent for herbology. if anything, he's more inclined to work with earth magic. we don't see a lot of deviating from house elements at all in canon, but aside from the main main characters, jkr also doesn't divulge much on it to begin with. even then, neville still has the inner fire of a gryffindor. and even though voldemort's raw magic takes the form of a serpent on fire, we see his former self most comfortable with the basilisk, who lives in the dank underbelly of the hogwarts plumbing. water snakes, anybody? dumbledore's is a little trickier to explain, but I do think in his conquest to be more powerful than voldemort, he also ended up mastering all four elements. he does certainly favor fire though, considering his animal companion is a phoenix, and his raw magic is displayed with fire in the half blood prince film during the sea cave scene

beyond the elements and patrons of each house, there's also astrology, runes, divination, etc. basically magic that isn't necessarily assigned to an element, but the elements can be present in each practice. for instance, astrology is a very planetary practice, and it relies on the position of the earth itself in relation to the stars and other celestial bodies (or vice versa). the moon oversees the tides (water), the sun provides warmth (fire) as well as nurtures greenery and living things (earth). all three interacting in different manners affects the weather (air). runes can be written or carved anywhere, but are best written either with something fluid like water and inked, or etched into a solid surface such as wood or stone. divination, particularly scrying, is best done with a reflective surface, however tea reading involves some herbology when it comes to making the tea itself. I digress, the point is, different aptitudes mean some students will have a higher proclivity for one practice than another outside of their "inner element" or which element works best with them (also jkr why didn't you include something for the crystal girlies?? for the fellas who love the pretty rocks???)

onto the topic we all love (said sarcastically) the most: wizard racism. rowling really thought she could paint a complex narrative about blood purity and the differences thereof when her own writing is inherently racist? miss me with that horseshit, anyway here's my personal take on the whole blood purity smorgasbord:

the only difference between muggleborns and regular old muggles is that some have the aptitude and skill for harnessing magic, and some don't. I don't actually know the science behind it. maybe the stars aligned just right. maybe it's a distant genetic thing. regardless, muggles have a very whimsical view of magic itself. we have our holidays like christmas and halloween and easter, and our cutesy packagings of the aesthetic for each holiday. but the holidays that they originate from, such as yule and samhain, have been celebrated by pagans and witches long before this christ-ifying of them, and even longer before making them palatable to a consumer culture. meaning it is real culture that has been taken and warped and accepted by society as normal, when it doesn't credit the original practicers in the first place

and considering the salem witch trials and other witch hunts (some of which are still happening in places around the globe, mind you), it's no wonder that, taking the canon of harry potter into consideration, purebloods (in this case, those from pagan families who have kept the practices for hundreds of generations and have only married within magical bloodlines) are at least mistrusting of muggleborns. does it excuse the blatant mistreatment and alienation of muggleborn witches and wizards? absolutely not. does it at least explain the disparity? yes it does

it gives salazar slytherins perspective of only allowing purebloods into his house an entirely new layer as to why. if only he didn't go about hatching an ancient bloodthirsty beast to hunt down the muggleborn students!

it does also add a very archaic level to slytherin house culture, though - they're not only the most cunning house (and most misunderstood), they're also the most observant of traditional paganism. dumbledore is so dead set on the belief that slytherin breeds evil wizards and witches, however, that his favoritism to his patron house (which happens to have the opposite mascot and element, mind you) creates an environment where slytherins are either feared or outright disrespected by the other houses. here's a hot take: dark and light magic can exist within the same space and still not have any moral attachment to them. crazy, innit

which means that not only is dumbledore a more "accepting" headmaster of muggleborns - they too, are a means to an end in this vendetta he has against tom riddle; a vendetta he's had against a child since he realized this child (who mind you, was already isolated as an orphan and a wizard growing up surrounded by muggles) was the heir of slytherin. and while yes, this made him a threat to the safety of muggleborn students, dumbledore also ensured the creation of the thing that which he vowed to overthrow. his mission in life as a wizard with great power and responsibility was a self fulfilling prophecy

(enough said about albus dumbledore. I hate that man. no wonder jkr paints him as such a hero figure in the series though like damn)

more world building! I think it should be canon that a modified obliviate spell exists so that trans witches and wizards can erase the memory of a dead name from the minds of anyone who isn't them. use this headcanon how you must, it may be the biggest fuck you to the author I could come up with <3

phew! that was a mouthful, but on that note, those are all my thoughts/headcanons/other things that I've conjured so far. some of them may be based off of headcanons I've already seen (like, we've all basically confirmed james is desi at this point), but I did wanna drive a little deeper into those existing ones as well as add thoughts of my own. I am planning on using most if not all of these to write my own rendition of the potter-verse canon, but feel free to use any of them you see in here! I'd love to invite more dialogue, particularly about more thoughtful name changes (like seriously if y'all have anymore suggestions on that front please send them to me, I don't want to be totally ignorant or off base so any feedback is super appreciated)

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My valour friend group!! (Teen life dr) Pt 1. (The main characters)

(Add yourself in my dr here)

-Rosanna m k

6teen, born on 14th January, she/her, bi (Pronounced Roz ah-na) Gosh I love her so much, me and her are besties in every reality I can script her in, she's my (platonic) wife, my life, my everything. We write poems to eachother on valentines day and on every 14th of the year She has an older brother (my future s/o, cuz I'll be there until my late 30's so yeah), and her family is very very influential and has a very powerful business. They're up with the high ranking people in society. She has a faint British accent and our families are friends Me and her are the only (women) poc (we're Indian) in our floor (except Dallas and chris lol) -shes an ESFP likes: coffee (but says it like kwa fi as a joke) puppies, her bf, moonlight Sonata, desi movies, lana in her born to die era, marina and the diamonds, Adrianna Lima, German shepherds What she reminds me of: The combo of cream and red, sunsets, little kittens who bite cutely, hugs, jasmines, my mom, caring

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-Athena Valour

6teen, born on August 25th, she/they, ace but not aro, we call her Athy like Kathy without the k Her family owns valour, not just the school but also the whole education department along with many businesses, they're the head of the valour society, her British accent is so cuteeeeee. She has a brother (see below), she's a rebel but she wouldn't show it, she was the one who came up to me first to be friends. People think she's intimidating but she actually just gives off black cat energy, suuuuper sweet too -She's an ENTJ Likes: being extroverted, Lana, arctic monkeys, water. Just water lol, caramel+dark chocolate, law, sea at night, fried eggs, business What she reminds me of: Shakespeare's male characters, the meme side eye, faux leather, old money, the moon, woods, soft kisses and playful fighting (all platonic)

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-Ares Valour

8teen, born on 3rd August, he/him, unlabelled twink (never call him that, that's just a nickname I give him cuz of his gay ass) he's actually straight tho He's Athy's older brother, a senior, also my first actual s/o at valour Heir to the postion of head of the society along with athena, they're both smart as fugg, well mannered but Ares is a bit more soft spoken on the inside. He's the lalalala to my okokokok. I make fun of him by calling him Air, because when I first met him I couldn't properly pronounce Ares. -he's an INTP (sometimes an intj) Likes: me, his cats, fencing, chess, business, being a leader (along with his little sister), being the smartest in his grade, runs, the neighborhood, Chase Atlantic What he reminds me of: "and if I may just take your breath away I don't mind if it's not much to say", winning, power, cuddles, dnd, old literature works, old money, a prince

(these are the main people in my life, along with yttri who I will add the next post lol)

TELL ME UR THOUGHTS BB I WANNA KNOW SJJS

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wolfstar fic reccs 👀?

oh i have wolfstar fic recs.

regrettably i am chronically terrible at bookmarking fics so a lot of my favorites have been lost to time :/ but here are my favorite must-reads for the fandom! (and if anyone wants more recs i will get better with bookmarking i SWEAR)

all of these are on ao3 btw!! fics below the cut ;)

all my cards are here by haey1 - the order that i listed all these fics is completely random except for this one. this one is at the top for a reason. band au, remus is the new bassist. silly marauders antics, healthy dose of angst, drama, treachery????? it has everything (also side note jily is fucking adorable in this one)

text talk by merlywhirls - this one is number two for a reason. amcah will always be my favorite wolfstar fic but this one is the DEFINITION of a comfort fic. texting au, sirius accidentally texts remus who's in the hospital, so many antics and shenanigans bro. it does get angsty at times fs but its so cute yall. ALSO FRANK AND ALICE CONTENT UGH

staying strangers by 3amandcounting - this one is SO SILLY it's another one of those texting fics but it's genuinely such a fun read. also it has desi james potter which is my personal favorite marauders headcanon (!!)

like real people do by third_crow - LOVE me a good coffeeshop au, this one isn't all sunshine and rainbows but it's still super cute, also baby harry !!! unfortunately lily and james are in fact dead :/ but i love this sm

that's the art of getting by by sarewolf - oh GUYS this one is such a must read i swear to god, its a wolfstar (first remus, then sirius too) raises harry fic and it literally has everything. it'll rip you to pieces and fix you again and i had such a great (and terrible) time reading it

sweater weather by lumosinlove - HOCKEY AUUUUUU guys i dont know anything about hockey but this fic had me wanting to play. it has black brothers angst, gryffindor/slytherin rivalry, good ocs, physical trainer!remus and captain!sirius, its literally perfection.

beneath a big blue sky by eyra - guys. farmer remus. i dont think i need to say any more.

the horcrux hunt by lostmy_keys - this one is very regulus-centric but wolfstar is the main ship! its got some peak platonic moonwater, but it's also got some great wolfstar content. i was so invested in this one as it was coming out omg

pair of tossers with a cat by moonymoment - i am a moonymoment ENTHUSIAST and this fic is no exception, this one's just a bit of silly wolfstar, remus takes in a stray cat and sirius has beef with it. so cute, 10/10 would recommend

of memories and milk thievery by moonymoment - another moonymoment fav, remus and sirius are teddy's divorced fathers. so much silly beefing. theyre so petty and its fucking funny as shit but then randomly gets deep??? the marauders fandom cant stay away from angst for 2 secs but all in all such a funny fic i had such a silly time with it

[midnightpink]

I am the moved on

read it here on ao3

“Sirius?”

It takes a second for him to realize he’s wrong. It’s not Sirius’ voice, familiar as it is.

“No, though I’m not surprised you’d think so. I’m the overlooked sibling.”

The overlooked sibling, as it is, has backed away—James is sure his head was resting on his thighs a second ago. Regulus stands a few feet away now, his posture overly casual. One leg is stretched out gracefully before him while the other curls up to his chest. He’s calculated nonchalance, with an arm draped effortlessly over his raised knee. Playing a great game of pretend. He looks bored, almost. Almost, because there is no mistaking how sharp those gray eyes look, catching and dissecting every movement in the room. Resting on James with something like confusion.

by: ThisLiminalSpace

Words: 54,388, Chapters: 9/9, Language: English 

Fandom:  Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: M/M

Characters: Regulus Black, James Potter, Harry Potter, Euphemia Potter, Fleamont Potter, Sirius Black,Remus Lupin

Relationship: Regulus Black/James Potter, Sirius Black/Remus Lupin, Harry Potter & James Potter, Regulus Black & Harry Potter,Regulus Black & Sirius Black,Sirius Black & Harry Potter

Additional Tags: , Angst, Panic Attacks, Existential Crisis, Betrayal, Secrets, Flashbacks to Hogwarts era, 6 years later, Mpreg, BUT NOT ONE (1) USE OF THE WORD PREGNANT THOUGH, a love letter to Aix-en-provence, Unreliable Narrator, Smut, Eventual Smut, Eventual Happy Ending, everyone is really upset at everyone, for A good long while, If you’re here for the mpreg you’re going to be disappointed, But if you’re not here for the mpreg you’re also going to be disappointed, We are taking canon and putting it in a little jar, Shaking it beautifully and then throwing it at the wall and destroying it, references to walburga’s a+ parenting, Parenting for Dummies, Sexual Content, Past Relationship(s), Hurt/Comfort, sand metaphor out of the ass, just saying, prepare yourself, Sibling bond, James Potter is Harry Potter's Parent, Baby Harry Potter, Desi James Potter, Exes to Lovers, Exes, Second Chances, Brothers, Raising Harry Potter, Implied Mpreg, Post Mpreg, Family Secrets, Family, Alternate Universe, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Romance, Room of Requirement (Harry Potter)

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get to know me?

hii! my name’s jam and this blog belongs to me:D

i’m queer and desi!!

@kay-disappeared is my wife so if u go anywhere near her i will skewer u with a ten foot poodle🐩

but also i probably definitely love u so

i don’t think i’ll be posting as frequently but i’m definitely still here to chat!! send me an ask😛

ao3/twitter au fics under the cut:

At Midnight (chapters ??/40, ?? words)

“Now, for those of you who do not know, the Triwizard Tournament brings together three schools for a series of magical contests. From each school, a single student is selected to compete. Now, let me be clear! If chosen, you stand alone, and trust me when I say, these contests are not for the faint hearted.”

- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

•••

It’s 2021 when the Triwizard Tournament is announced to take place the year following and one single task is all the three schools need to determine a winner in this texting AU.

Watch as Hogwarts, Beaxbatons and Durmstrang spend the first term of Barty and Evan’s sixth year together, a student chosen from each, competing for their school in hope of becoming victorious.

Butterflies (chapters 15/15, 7.3k words)

Where Regulus Black accidentally texts James Potter and ends up falling in love with him before he realises it’s his brother’s best friend.

Just Another Celebrity AU (chapters 15/15, 14k words)

An alternate universe where James Potter and Regulus Black are co-starring in a movie, but end up falling in love on set.

+ bonus Celebrity Twitter AU (parts 15/15)

Nothing Short of Chaos (chapters 1/1, 2k words)

The Marauders, the Slytherin Skittles and the Gryffindor Girls meet up in the common room to play a few classic muggle games.

What could possibly go wrong?

Revenge is the Best Medicine (chapters 14/14, 13k words)

One day Regulus and Sirius get into an argument in their joint common room in Slytherin.

So, to get back at him, Regulus decides to date Sirius’ mortal enemy.

This enemy just so happens to be James Potter.

Online Strangers (chapters 1/1, 1.4k words)

Regulus Black, Barty Crouch Jr, Evan Rosier, Dorcas Meadowes and Pandora Rosier go through a series of calls on Omegle; their last call coming to an unsurprising halt at the end.

Just fluff and humour - hope u enjoy!!!

We Keep Quiet, 'Cause We’re Dead If They Knew (chapters 1/1, 2.5k words)

That was how James found himself, at twenty-five past one in the morning, sneaking out of the guest room his boyfriend was occupying.

Everything was going exactly to plan!

Uhh-

Except-

Or

Where James creeps into the Black Manor to apologise to Regulus and instead finds out (and gives away) secrets he’d much rather not.

bonus fics:

Actor!Jegulus Twitter AU (parts 15/15)

Singer!James x Fan!Regulus Twitter AU (parts 15/15)

Marauders Band AU (parts 15/15)

[scaly-freaks]

I am pretty sure that Amara is not going to wear braids around Aegon for a long time …

But about the braids, and I apologise if I am wrong but I feel there is a bit of an infantilising ( is it the right word ? ). When I think of braids, little girls come to my mind and with the fact that in a certain way Aegon is her family and older brother, it makes her in a way easier to submit which makes the situation even more twisted. And when she cries and Aegon holds her ! The line about her thinking about sucking her thumb in that situation makes her seem vulnerable and makes us see her again as a child. There is also the fact that she lived a really traumatising experience as a little girl and it feels as if she’s still trapped at that state because she never had the chance to face it and heal from it.

And the fact that after he took advantage of her, she calls Criston, her father figure directly afterwards make it more heartbreaking because he’s her only living family biologically and protector but he is also Aegon’s family and also a father through his relationship with Alicent which make the situation worse.

The chapter reminded me a lot of the cabin chapter in Your skin makes me cry when she have her period ( if you know you know ).

I found the metaphor between Amara and Odile really beautiful because I feel Amara knows she can easily fall into a self destructive cycle and she do everything to not break and hold it together.

I really would like to think what was thinking Aegon through this chapter. He seems more like a predator ( the part when she compares herself to a rabbit, I loved it ). After the beginning of the chapter, it feels as if he is ready to pounce on his prey. It reminded me a lot of the Inmate ( I forgot the number ) universe.

I don’t know if I said everything I thought but I really loved this chapter and have been enjoying reading this book. Today especially with the ambiance had me feeling a delectable chill in my spine. You write beautifully and keep us salivating the whole time 🫧🫧🫧

I hope you are alright and highly hydrated ! 🫧

It could definitely be viewed in the light of infantilisation, though I think for farm work, it's probably best to have the hair tucked away neatly, and Amara just prefers double braids over single (she's cursed-blessed with an abundance of thick desi hair, so braids are often the only way to go).

But I really like the idea of correlating it to their shared past as pseudo-siblings growing up together. And the fact that he catches her braids when he wants to control her is a sort of reference to all the tales in stories where hair is power (Samson, Rapunzel etc). He grabs her hair, and it happens to look like reins, and he controls her in the moment.

And ye the scene with the thumb was definitely there to depict how childhood sexual abuse can twist the victim's future in a hundred different ways, and none of them are easy to deal with. Aegon's past abuse hasn't been explored yet, but Amara's was splashed across newspapers and her face was everywhere when she was six (even if her name wasn't). Everyone in the family knows what happened to her. No one knows what happened to him and so any traits he possesses that are a consequence of that abuse are as of yet a mystery. But he might recognise them in her if he saw them. The black hole is the most obvious representation of her trauma, but no one except her can see that (for now).

Now though it was dub-con in the end, it definitely didn't start out as such. And I find myself balking when I have to write from the headspace of a sexual predator, especially one so unpredictable (I don't think I have so far, but my memory might be failing me). I didn't give much thought to what was going on in his head, because my own personal experience is only ever being in Amara's place, whether that was in childhood or adulthood. But yeah, Aegon was exhibiting this thing which some men do, where one yes means an endless supply of yes's. Even if her no ended up becoming yes he didn't heed that first no at all.

I always find it difficult writing such things and putting them out there. I'm fully aware I won't always find people who understand what I mean because quite frankly, media literacy isn't great these days. That a broken, abused boy and an equally broken and abused girl can grow up to make horrendous decisions for others and themselves but still hunt and reach for love the way any normal person might and believe they deserve it. Amara wanted the feeling of love and mistook it for physical closeness which she needed desperately in the moment with Aegon, but that opened the doors to a new kind of relationship.

Aegon wants the love he felt at fifteen with a girl who's no longer a girl but a woman who's outgrown him. But if he doesn't get that, there is another experience, the one where he becomes the abuser and has all the power he once lacked when he was the one being abused. In this situation he could easily call it love because it's Amara, a step-sibling of sorts, and he could never hurt her as badly as the man who killed her parents and took her right? Nothing could ever be as bad as that. Aegon thinks himself an improvement on those experiences.

Thank you so much for your comment, lovely, I really enjoyed answering ^^

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do you have any desi romance recs where both main characters aren’t part of the 1%? i feel like most of the ones i’ve read so far have at least one rich main character for no good reason 🤨

I do! I like a good billionaire romance but I think when you write wealthy people of color in a western country, you can't just use the cookie-cutter billionaire romance template like some of these authors do; these people have a lot of power and wealth but ultimately, they still relate differently to the majority as a member of a minority group but a lot of authors just ignore that, have some shoehorned scene with a racist encounter, or completely ignore the culture. But yeah, here are romances with at least one South Asian MC, and none of these characters are top one-percenters:

Wrong to Need You by Alisha Rai: Sadia is a widowed single mom who works at a bar. She's attracted to her black sheep brother-in-law, Jackson. The tension is So Hot, starting from when they nearly have sex behind the bar she works at because she doesn't recognize him lolol. AND Sadia subverts the passive Asian woman trope on multiple levels, including the fact that she is a bit of a soft domme in the bedroom.

Serving Pleasure by Alisha Rai: Slightly bananas but bonkers hot; Rana Malik works as a waitress at her family restaurant and starts watching this hot artist guy living across from her through her window. Micah catches on, puts on a bit of a show, she also lowkey stalks him a little but THAT'S OKAY he's into it! And it goes from there :D

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert: Zafir Ansari and Dani Brown decide to fake-date to help get publicity for his charity (he's a charity rugby coach and also works part-time as a campus security guard, and Dani is a PhD student). The funny thing here is that Zafir is the romantic (he reads Harlequin romances!!!!!! And having sex without feelings is a STRUGGLE for this man) and Dani is relationship-avoidant, so that's fun for them.

The Roommate Risk by Talia Hibbert: Friends-to-lovers but done RIGHT. Rahul Khan has been in love with Jasmine Allan since he gave his virginity to her (the flashback scenes in this one are great). Now, seven years later, she's living with him because her apartment flooded, and cue all the angst and confused feelings. Talia writes her sex scenes really well, this amazing combination of emotional intimacy and realness (and a little humor), not to mention they're uniformly hot.

Say You'll Be Mine by Naina Kumar: Meghna Raman is a high school theater teacher-slash-aspiring playwright, and Karthik Murthy is an engineer; they agree to a fake engagement to avoid more set-ups, and so Meghna has someone to take with her to her crush's wedding where she's the best woman. This is fairly low-heat though not entirely closed-door.

Sink or Swim by Tessa Bailey: Here are my full (very positive!) thoughts on this book. Proof that white authors CAN write people of color well, if they put in the research and have people from that community proof-read.

[bitter-lemonzz]

Little fun thing

So imagine: Jeanette Euphemia Potter

So in this one, Jeanette, or Jean (pronounced Jeanne) is fem James, the daughter of Dorea Potter nee black and Charlus Potter. I wanted her middle name to honor her grandmother Euphemia Potter nee Malfoy, no I don't ship jegulus in this one, no I don't ship drarry in this one.

I want the black cousins (Including Jean) to be close, they grew up together as the new Generation of Blacks. They were raised to utmost perfection, Dorea (Before she died) knew well that their family was going to be their own downfall, so she tried to keep them close.

Jean and Lucius are cousins as well, Lucius' father Abarxas is the younger brother of her grandmother Euphemia, they have a bit more of a distanced relationship but when time comes: Family comes first.

LYLE EVANS!!! and for the plot Severousa Snape (I was watching Furousa) I just love the thought of a not really a love triangle plot, where Lyle doesn't really like his childhood bsf like that but he also doesn't like his sort of rival sort of friend like that either because he doesn't know if shs joking with her advances, but Jean honestly likes him but due to her upbringing she couldn't just ask willy nilly, there were rules to this.

The Marauders are still the Marauders, just bc there is a girl doesn't mean the dynamics changed, I hate when people do that. I want them to be close and pranksters but sometimes pranks go a little too far. I've been listening to Pain The Town Blue by Ashniko, I think change the blue to red, and you've got their anthem.

DESI JEAN. I will stand by that- honestly I was thinking South Asia and Middle East is where the potters originated, they came during the time of Avalon, where they migrated as Sculpturs, They weren't into that blood purity thing so they went back home to choose a bride or groom.

I really am just rebuilding the whole lore, and I still don't know how this would affect Harry (Who will also be female. I renamed her ishwari, so Harry=Wari, I like the name because it means divine feminine, and I like how it rhymes) and her relationship with other characters, as well as how she grows more as she learns BECAUSE PEOPLE DONT STAY STAGNANT, THEY LEARN, AND GROW, AND CHANGE. PEOPLE CAN CHANGE OPINION AS FAST AS THEY CAN SAY THE LETTER A.

I am rewriting the whole lore and background because I hate jkr, WITH PASSION and I hate how she wrote the worldbuilding for HP. SO! (HOW DO YOU WRITE SUCH STORIES AND NOT FOCUS ON THE WORLD BUILDING. I AM PISSED.)

There was more but these are just some of my new thoughts for a side story I'm writing.

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Eid Mubarak 🌼

Hello all ! I hope all my Muslim brothers and sisters are having a wonderful Eid ! Today (since I couldn't make a drawing in time </3) I shall bring you the android trio during Eid !

Of course, being biased, I got to talk about my husband first :3

Android 17

He's a Turkish Muslim !

He loves doing my henna <3 at first, he kinda sucked at it, but he tried, and that was what mattered,, he looked so determined to make it look good, too .. ilhsm

He and his sister loves eidi and they try to beg Android 16 for some

He always brings baklava or any type of kebab to feasts ^_^

Lapis in a black jubba and Raina in a white sari have me squealing

He only takes like 30 minutes getting ready for prayer (but he always looks good nonetheless)

He always says he wants to do so much after prayer, but he takes that post Eid prayer nap and he is knocked out (16, 18, and I don't even bother trying to wake him up, he gets cranky)

Android 18

Also a Turkish Muslim ! Her and 17 have been before Gero turned them to androids

Like I said, she loves eidi; it means more shopping and clothes for her (Krillin is happy to hold all her bags)

When we met, she told me she loved Desi foods, especially Tandoori chicken

She can actually cook a bunch of things from Middle East cuisine, so everyone loves her at Eid feasts

She takes all morning getting ready for Eid prayer

She looks so stunning in her designer abaya btw

Android 16

I actually don't hc him as Muslim, but he loves spending Eid with his siblings (the twins see him as a big brother ToT)

He eventually gives in and gives the twins eidi

He doesn't mind, though, he loves his siblings

Also, he's so in it to experience the cultures and learn more about the festival ! (Gevo is so sweet oml)

I can so see him rocking a jubba or kurta too, tbh

He prolly brings a delicious salad to dinner HEHAJHD (I actually hc him as vegan so !)

Also, he loves coming over to see our (Lapis and mine) pets

Bonus !! Raina

Other than clinging to Lapis all day ? I love helping Lazuli get ready !!

We like matching at times !! Whether it's our make up, dresses, hair accessories, we have at least something matching that the guys have to guess

Also, if 17 ruins my henna, 18 always saves it

17 and I have to be separated when it's time to pray, but we're back together and stuck like glue right after

Getting eid gifts for the trio >>> (I luv spoiling them)

Lapis and I have many Eid dates (usually out eating frozen yogurt, going to a fair or arcade, maybe even an aquarium)

I LOVE TAKING POST EID PRAYER NAPS WITH LAPIS <33333

[ghostedeabha]

‪₊˚ 𓂃˖ 𝜗𝜚 ｡˚₊. about me ໒꒰ྀི˶ᵔᆺᵔ˶ ꒱ྀིა‬♡;

🫀 name; éabha-áine (ey-va awn-ye) / sanaa (sahn-nah)

💌 nicknames/petnames; eve/evie, awnie, san, bunny, doll/dolly, princess, hun/honey, sweetheart, darling, حبيبتي (habibti), really any fem petnames are okay!

☦️ eastern orthodox christian, radfem (not a terf), pro-palestine, canadian

🧸 audhd, bpd, cptsd/ptsd, chronically ill/disabled

🩹 age + bday; 21 | 24/10 '02

🎀 likes; bunnies, sharks, cats, morute aesthetic, agere, plushies, sanrio, shawarma, hummus, weed, lemonade, raspberries, strawberries, cheesecake, hot chocolate, tea, lemon iced tea, gloomy coquette, gloomy dollette, dolls/doll collecting/haunted dolls, living dolls, reading, writing, dark romance, pink/purple/grey/black, moths, fashion

🐇 fav movies/shows; bob's burgers, criminal minds, gravity falls, girl intereupted, pearl, gone girl, svtfoe, bridgerton, pride and prejudice, suburban gothic

🌸 music; baby bugs, solya, nemhasis, mitski, lana, evenessance, jesse welles, bambi baker, marina, fairuz, skz, twice, g-idle, ethel cain, ayesha erotica, chappel roan, elyanna

💉 games; call of duty: mw, genshin, animal crossing: nh, sally face, little missfortune, call of duty: ghosts, minecraft, yandere simulator

🩰 youtubers; stephanie soo/rotten mango, lenalifts, michelle mcdaniel, mirubunnie, darling desi, safiya nygaard, bahja abdi, janet ndomahina, jasmyne theodora, yodeline light

🍼 no; masc petnames, agere fetishizing, trans/homophobic rants/slurs, racism, ableism

🍰 pls interact; cod girlies, fanfic lovers, girlbloggers, doll collectors, fanfic writers, masked men lovers, anyone who wants to really, biker lovers,

🦷 dni; zionists, bigots, misogynists, anti-religion, homophobes, transphobes, racists, ddlg blogs/fetishists, people who sexualize agere, minors, incels, creeps, porn/OF blogs

🐰 hiya! i'm éabha-áine, or sanaa, and welcome to my blog :3 i write fanfics, post/reblog some random stuff i like. i'm really into the morute and gloomy coquette/dollette aesthetics and plan to turn myself into a living doll one day! i'm an Orthodox Christian and radfem, but i'm very loving of my brothers and sisters of all religions (or lack-there-of). anything bolded above (other than my dni) are my special interests/hyperfixations, so if you're also into them feel free to send an ask to chat about it! feel free to send asks for requests or just to chat about your day! God Bless, and all my love! – éabha♡

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i've recently heard discourse about (hopefully + probably) unintentional racism within headcanons in the marauders fandom. as a woc i love seeing poc rep and thought nothing of it until i did a bit more research. when you have jegulus for example, james is seen as this strong protector for shy little reggie who needs protecting and acts mean but is actually super soft inside. then you add the brown james (usually desi, sometimes darkskinned latino) at first i thought it was just a ship i wasn't fond of cuz of the pairing, then when i looked deeper i see big strong poc man who needs to protect his innocent white baby bf (i don't mean white as a derogative btw). 1/2

(pt.2 of my last ask cuz it was too long) also it just feels like the thing where fans will like bad people cuz they're hot. they'll add a bg/nationality to characters they like then the ones they don't are just white/english and thats it. you'll have the black brothers speaking french, james speaking hindi or spanish or punjabi (depending on the hc) and remus speaking welsh. but peter's the big bad so he's monolingual (omg what a crime! /s) marlene will be scottish, mary's black (usually no specific country just black cuz thats good enough for some people) lily will be like greek, barty italian, pandora + evan + dorcas will be black (again same thing with mary) yet snape is just white cuz he's bad and evil and ugly??? like there's nothing wrong with being white/british/monolingual. (its usally snape fans who headcanon him as jewish or other hcs but his haters will always leave him white + monlingual) 2/2

I am Danish, so as white as they come, and I do not want to speak out of turn when it comes to race and how it is portrayed but I have seen many people of colour in the fandom speak on the topic and how uncomfortable certain headcanons surrounding race are, so I think we should listen to them and take what they say into considerations. Because more often than not, it's people from a different race (usually white) headcanoning a character as a certain race while not being nowhere near educated enough to write that character properly.

My thoughts overall is people will often use nationalities, sexualities and mental illness (last anon smh) as replacement for personality traits. If the fandom spent less time playing roulette with those things and actually developed these characters' personalities, the characters could actually be more than two dimensional fools whose entire personalities resolve around ships. You know... actual three dimensional characters, with flaws, a word that does not feature in vocabulary of 80% of the fandom when it comes to their favourite characters.

[project1939]

(Lucy and Ricky announce their pregnancy on I Love Lucy, left, and Humphrey Bogart reprises his Oscar winning role in The African Queen on Lux Radio Theater, right.)

Day 86- TV and Radio:  

TV: 

I Love Lucy, season 2, episode 10, “Lucy is Enceinte,” December 8th, 1952. 

The Colgate Comedy Hour, “Abbott and Costello Christmas,” December 14th, 1952. 

The Burns and Allen Show, season 3, episode 11, “Gracie Thinks George is Going to Commit Suicide,” December 18th, 1952. 

Radio: 

Father Knows Best, “The Kids Revolt,” December 18th, 1952. 

This is Your FBI, episode 402, “The Pick Up,” December 12th, 1952. 

Lux Radio Theater, “The African Queen,” December 15th, 1952. 

I Love Lucy was another classic episode, and it may be the only one in the whole series that made me wipe tears from my face that weren’t caused by laughter. The whole episode is about Lucy trying to find a way to tell Ricky she’s pregnant. It all leads up to the famous scene at the Tropicana, when Ricky sings “We’re Having a Baby (My Baby and Me).” The Ricardos and the Arnazes are both married couples who have waited a long time to become parents, and it’s hard to tell who is who sometimes. Once Lucy starts crying, though, you know you are seeing Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz react as themselves with genuine emotion. It’s impossible not to be moved. 

Lux Radio Theater was an adaptation of The African Queen, and Humphry Bogart played the same role he played on film. Unfortunately, it wasn’t Katharine Hepburn playing opposite him, it was Greer Garson. I like Greer Garson, but she just isn’t Katharine Hepburn. The performance was enjoyable, though. It made me want to go back and re-watch the movie- I haven’t seen it in years. 

Abbott and Costello were the hosts of The Colgate Comedy Hour. It was a Christmas special with singing and dancing numbers, acrobats, and skits from Abbott and Costello. I don’t know that I found it extremely funny, but it was interesting. The most noteworthy thing for me was that one of the main guests were the Nicholas Brothers. They were a famous dancing act- they even danced with Gene Kelly in The Pirate in 1948. They were also black, which meant they were one of maybe 4 or 5 non-white performers I’ve seen on TV in 1952. (Aside from the cast of The Beulah Show.) That’s it- in a whole year, you can basically count on one hand how many black performers were on TV. In any case, the Nicholas Brothers were impressive, one of the show's highlights, and it was nice to hear the audience cheer very loudly for them at the end. 

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[deeppenguinstudent]

Needed to make a new post because only 10 pics per post lol

Ananya!!

I was so happy when I saw her name it was like?? Omg a fellow desi??? There should be a fic where Ananya invites the Floozy line to a desi wedding it would be so chaotic. Anyways she definitely had a nose ring, I don't take any criticism about this.

And she loves her culture! I can totally see her introducing the prospect of kajol to Cody who loves to do their eyeliner.

Cody (Winters?)

Just run of the mill ordinary Emo from hot topic. They wear band t shirts and have like 7 pairs of headphones. They also steal Ananya's eyeliners and some of Paul's piercings all the time.

Also, I remember that someone said Cody had red hair, so this solidified my emo Cody pipeline dream

Lucas Johnson

I read the wiki, and it said that he basically looked like Grayson, albeit smaller and having sun-kissed hair. So if you are wondering how Grayson looks like, I suggest just imagining him as a more beefy dude with either black hair or a buzz cut (I feel like a buzz cut makes more sense)

I'm so so hoping for lucas and Jean to be friends in TSC2. Like they can talk about their siblings? About Exy? Jean telling Lucas what his brother did would be so heartbreaking to watch.

Like lucas one day going up to Jean and being like: "Tell me, tell me what my brother did to you."

Paul

Yes, Paul is definitely that guy who doesn't give a shit what he wears and loves to donate his belongings to Ananya or Cody. Also, I believe that all 3 of them got matching piercings which would be so adorable.

Xavier

I need xavier to have soft brown hair it's like such a necessity. And he definitely wears so many rings I don't know why it just seems right

Here's my hcs on how the Trojans look because I'm procrastinating again

Jeremy Knox.

I feel like everyone uses Damon as the Jeremy fancast, which I am positively DYING for

Honestly, Jeremy just gives me a classic california Dream boy, which is such an oxymoron because Damon is the biggest brit out there lolol

Jean Moreau.

Okay, it's quite obvious that Jean has curly hair, which, again, I absolutely love. I also feel like he has some emo aura? Does that make sense? Like cheeks sunken in and shit; he's definitely so fucking beautiful and I will die on this hill

Catalina Alvarez

I am in love with catalina alvarez. I do feel her natural hair is absolutely curly, but when she does her hair, she opts to go for a more wavy look.

I know these pictures look different but bear with me :(

Laila Dermott

I actually hc her as lebanese, but I was shocked to find out her surname is Irish. So, I guess this is kind of a mix of both? I actually see her as having like stripes of bleached hair on her head, but I couldn't for the life of me find any pictures.

Nabil Mahmoud

Nabil, having a moustache is actually canon in my head, honestly. I just don't know how to explain why these pics are perfect for him. But this is exactly how I imagine him in my head.

[dejaentends]

james speaking hindi and sirius and regulus speaking urdu

sirius starts speaking urdu to reg and james hearing and finding out shit he is not supposed to know

james speaking hindi to sirius and reg asap so they know that james understands without having to explicitly say yeah i overheard your personal conversation 

but then sirius and regulus decide to share more with james and they bond :)

[imlyfie]

Saw a lot of Malcom Pace headcanons and gotta admit him the Stolls, Clarisse and Charlena (rip) are my most favourite side characters to ever exists.

So with that being said with Malcom introduced as Annabeth's second in command, and for Annabeth to actually reach that level with him you cannot deny to my face/screen whatever that they caused Chaos together...LIKE....????

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•I need Malcom being the only Athena kid who Annabeth warmed up to when she first came to camp in one of the most unideal situation a seven year old can find themselves in BECAUSE THEY ARE THE SAME AGE AND MONTHS APART but act like they're a millenia apart.

•I want Malcom and Annabeth arguing about them being the Head Counsellor and Second in command which always ends with Annabeth saying "I'm older so you should listen to me" and getting replies from her brother like "youre older by two months you blonde head"

•^^Yes because the idea of all Athena kids being blond is ridiculous and I HC for Malcom to either be Asian, Desi or black with hella interest in computing, coding, hacking and astrology. His roots are black/brown with his hair in blond highlights. He has shoulder length hair and it is his pride and joy okay?! His hair his so curly you can mistake it for instant ramen noodles when blond ngl. He prefers like honey brown at the lightest but sometimes Mitchell from the Aphrodite cabin adds in too much bleach. But when he smooths it out its beach wavy and it just frames his square jaw and cheekbones like- perfection.

• Tbh if Malcom was Asian, I HC his face claim to be RM ngl. Whoops- but it's mainly because Annabeth didn't get along with her step-family fast and they were Asian so Malcom was the first step into accepting her own life and letting go of grudges (of her step family) and learning to forgive even if it was one per cent. If he was desi his face claim would be similar to actor Prabhas.

•I need Annabeth and Malcom going off against each other while being the most protective of each other. Maybe even being the de facto parents of their younger siblings.

•Malcom shipped Percabeth since SoM after the cheek kiss and always brings it up to tease her. When Annabeth in her frustration accidentally spills about the kiss in the volcano to him, he never shuts up. He hummed the wedding march loudly and played the wedding march on his flute everytime she mentioned Percy after their underwater kiss for a week until she threatened to rip his tarot cards once.

•I want Malcom to be 100% supportive of Percabeth and give the brother/boyfriend talk to Percy and also tell him embarrassing baby Annabeth stories like how she had a baby deer phase where her legs just shot up faster than her body and she was utter clutz similar to how Sally told Annabeth and Thalia baby Percy stories in TTC.

•I want Malcom to be the rebellious kid of Athena, while Annabeth is the Stereotype kid of Athena (which juxtaposes Annabeth is very emotionally driven just as she is ambitious and a lethal strategist. Meanwhile, I want Malcom to be a stoneface tactician who loves art and is very un-Athena-kid like)

• I want Malcom to get a gift from Athena like the invisibility cap his sister got but it's a communication device disguised as an advanced apple watch which he can duplicate to give someone else the other piece hence he can talk to them, see their location, msg them and send things and shit, its conveinient because it dissappears when no in use and appears when needed. AND HE ENTRUSTS THE DUPLICATE TO ANNABETH

•Annabeth having to deal with a dozen kids lmao and then complaining to Malcom who just makes her a coffee and returns to programming like" uh huh yea okay whatever you say" pissing her off, she throws a dictionary at him. And then Annabeth comes home from quests to Malcom running to her on his knees like "please make this stop" and "now you know what I have to deal with". They eventually settle on an agreement though.

• Them coming up with sketches for builds which have security codes which are impossible for mortals to hack into.

•The summer Annabeth returned from her father's place before both of them really too a chance to care for each other, she comes home to the cabin in tears and Malcom makes her a hot chocolate before going onto his computer and hacking into Frederick Chase's bank account and going "your dad might be an asshole to you but with your word he will go broke af and all the money would be wired to you"

•This method of threat came in handy when they had to save Malcom's dad once who was a lawyer and his opposing council was quivering in fear seeing two teens coming up to them and threatening them.

• Stereotype that everytimeee someonemetons to be like exemplary Cabin Six, which is the most behaved, Malcom and Annabeth share a look and go "uh huh. Most behaved....Totally"

-Flashback to them sacrificing the eldest to get rid of the dust that was formed in the cabin library which looked like cobwebs and there was chaos for an entire week it was the Hunger Games but budget version.

-Flashback to the time when they have Friday Free for All where they either choose strategy games or plan for the chariot races which always, ALWAYS end up with screams and insults and papers pencils and every book and stationary strewn out the floor and shelves until their majestic shapeshifting guard owl scolds them. These are just TWO examples.

• Malcom was so into arguing his points that one of their sisters decks him and Annabeth has to drag his ass into the infirmary and he's like "whatever you're on my side right?" And she's like "pay me fifty Drachmas a month and I'll always choose your side"

-and they get close to Will this way and these three usually are step in medics. Ft doctor Solace and his two wittle assistants.

• Everytime Annabeth and Clarisse are going off at each other Malcom tries desperately to play mediator before everything goes to shit...and well it does go to shit. When they are older, Clarisse and Annabeth act like they are fighting to get on Malcom's nerves.

•Malcom was a hardcore Silena fanboy and held her on a pedestal because she was just so sweet and he always looked up to her. He'd piss off Annabeth with his ranting, while Annabeth pissed him with her crushing on Luke for a few years. He went through a heartbreak phase when he found out Charles and Silena mutually liked each other. Got over it fast enough.

•He was ready to pulverise Luke after his betrayal to CHB because he hurt Annabeth. And he was ready to punch Annabeth because her denial was hurting her.

• Baby Annabeth accepts Malcom much faster than Luke/Thalia/and her mortal half brothers, because they are the same age and he puts effort to know her and pesters her in the ways only brothers can, and baby Malcom is so happy he clings to her like a koala like "Yes! My life mission is complete!!"

•Annabeth curses in greek when pissed, angered annoyed or whatever negative emotion she's feeling. One time her and Malcom partnered up with the Stolls in a training game against monsters and she's so pissed that the Stolls messed up her perfect plan. They eventually win but ends with her spewing so many greek cusses that Malcom and the Stolls are redder than beetroot. Malcom, Percy, Piper and Grover are usually at the unfortunately unintentional receiving end of this treatment.

•Both are skilled in gymnastics because Malcom had to take it as a kid and went through a cultural shock when he first came to camp to find out it is not normal for everyone to know about gymnastics. So he pleads with Chiron and Annabeth rolls up her sleeves, gets her debate journal and CONVINCES Chiron. Ends up with a mortal who is clear-sighted for a tutor, funded by Malcim's billionaire dad, who teaches both Taekwondo and Rhythmic Gymnastics at camp during the months the all-rounders feel lonely because the camper number dwindles after summer. This exercise is a good way to get rid of the adrenaline in their bones. Unfortunately they only stayed until they turned twelve and the lessons stopped.

-Can you see where im going with this?!!! The possibilities are endless! (P.S. annabeth loves monkey bars. You need core and arm strength to like that torture device okay-)

•Adding to my previous hc of Malcom being an un-Athena-kid like he enjoys playing the flute(which is an instrument that Athena cursed) and is very skilled at it.

-And everytime Annabeth has a panic attack in the cabin or when he is burning the midnight oil and Annabeth has the nightmare of the cyclops or Thalia's turning, he plays the flute to calm her down.

-Their favourite pastime is to hand out by the big tree with lemonade from sunset with books until dark, Annabeth reads her architecture books while Malcom brings his flute and tries new tunes with the song books the Apollo cabin lent him. When it's dark and the stars are out, Malcom geeks out and shows her the constellations and the astrologies that accompanies them.

-Its a routine the built up well into until BoTL where everyone is more focused on war. But Post-TOA I believe they catch up to do this tradition of theirs.

• Malcom likes his using his reading glasses which double as sunglasses. And he loots hot in them. Usually when some young Aphrodite girl or Apollo boy tries flirt with him, Annabeth becomes a protective sis™. And vice versa especially when Malcom found out Connor crushed on his sister for a few years.

•Hc Malcom to be the wise grandma type of brother who is always ready to give advice. But denys when he desperately needs it himself. Annabeth is an intellectual and is able to read body languages and pick up cues. But I don't think she is wise in the sense that personally enjoys the long game, and has patience for it. She takes calculated risks and is quick and a fireball when pissed(and she gets easily ticked off).

Malcom is kinda the opposite.

-He lays back and doesn't get agitated easily. Always holds his tongue and plans for the long term, overall just a sweet granny type of brother who we can't help but love. Doesn't mean he isn't ruthless when necessary.

[raaiinu]

My favourite marauder headcannons..

Genderfluid Sirius Black

Trans ftm Regulus Black

James potter thinking bisexual was default because of how good his childhood was (+Pan James)

Marlene is in love with Effie

Sirius and James are in love with Minnie (aka Professor McGonagall)

Desi James Potter

Non binary Dorcas Meadows

Asexual Peter Pettegrew

Gay Remus Lupin

I refuse to believe Hope Lupin wasn’t the sweetest mf to ever walk this earth.

Sirius Blacks first ever hug was by James well his first hug that wasn’t while crying in a closet with his little brother

Sirius never celebrated birthdays at home so he literally didn’t know they existed before his first year

Minnie knew that Sirius, Pete and James were illegal animagi but never said anything because she knew they were helping Remus.

Lily and Remus were platonic soulmates (James and Sirius were also Platonic soulmates)

All the marauders were really smart, Not just Moony.

Sirius never studied but still got the best grades which always pissed Remus off

Peter 100% knew all of the relationships before they were announced. Wolfstar, Jegulus, dorlene, Alice & Frank ect

Dumblewhore is evil (this is just a fact tbh)

Regulus isn’t dead.. he’s alive.. and happy somewhere, and he has a good life and he’s happy and ALIVE (I think I’m just trying to convince myself)

Lesbian Marlene McKinnon

Bisexual Lily Evans

Sirius had the best style and always whined to the rest of the marauders that they needed to get better style

Wolfstar. This isn’t even a headcannon. It’s just facts. There is genuinely no way they aren’t SO gay for eachother.

Regulus = so so so many rings

If Regulus was a marauder his animagus would have been a Black cat (I know his patronus was a Raven)

Everyone at Hogwarts was in love with Remus and he had no idea

Lily Evans actually gained a crush on James in forth year but was to embarrassed to admit it after all the years of denying it

Jily = fluff (bi wife energy)

Jegulus = angst (Oblivious traumatized Gays)