#im calling you lily pad

[oneshortlove]

WAAAHHHHH ILYSM I CAN'T EVEN BE MAD AT YOUU

🥰😊😇 I love you too, froggy<3

Giving you a big ole smooch on the head

<3<3<3<3<3

[beiasluv]

grid of in-laws | o. piastri (81)

a/n: im thai, so definitely not self-inserting here 🤭

yn_albon

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yn_albon mum and dad 🤷‍♀️

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alex_albon: don’t you think it’s time for a public story? 🙄

: im going to combust from embarrassment

alex_albon: please, when lily posted me-

: you jumped around the room and kicked your legs. I know 😔

alex_albon: yeah, time to think about it. also, call mum tonight

: mkayy

lilymhe

tokyo, japan

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lilymhe the albons’ lost in tokyo!!

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yn_albon we’re all lost 😔

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yn_albon 🫶🫶

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alex_albon copying each other’s pose kings

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landonorris tbf, it wasn’t taken by the same person 🤷‍♂️

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yn_albon

chinatown, bangkok

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yn_albon we ate ✌️💅

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alex_albon thanks for copying my pose, be original 👊

yn_albon lily come get yo man please

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alex_albon

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alex_albon back home with my favourite person and some thai local i guess 🤷‍♂️ (jk, love you both)

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yn_albon yeah, love you too 🤺

lilymhe you don’t play mermaids with us 👎

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username oscar has been real quiet since the bangkok post??

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oscarpiastri

phuket, thailand

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oscarpiastri thanks to a local guide 🇹🇭

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yn_albon

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yn_albon golfing or we balling‼️

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yn_albon exactly

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lilymhe

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alex_albon very serious indeed…

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yn_albon

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yn_albon race week dump ig 😦

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alex_albon ITS HAPPENING

landonorris WHAT IS HAPPENIF

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oscarpiastri

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oscarpiastri guess we did have a dinner..

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alex_albon: THANK GOD

the longest one yet. it took me so long because I keep undoing and editing (perfectionist af)

request is open-ish because I’m done with exams!! jenson dilf incoming?? 😬

anyways, hope y’all enjoyed it. like, reblog, COMMENT, or anything if you liked it. If not, y’all better lock yo door.

today’s a good day to take care of yourself!!

[hummingbird24220]

I loved how you interpreted my string of fate request! The scene where reader mimics the strawhats fighting styles was amazing! I'd definitely love to see more if you feel inspired to!

Also the end scene with luffy was adorable!

<3

Helloooo, im glad you liked it^^ it was really fun to write, thinking of the ways it could go.

Hope you like this second part :3

Ties That Bind (Part 2)

One Piece x Fem!Reader

The days after the battle passed in a kind of golden haze.

It wasn’t just that you'd gotten stronger—it was that everyone knew it now. The bracelets became a part of daily life aboard the Sunny. Little flickers of color on wrists, sometimes twisted into hair or tucked into belts. Worn proudly. Worn openly.

Sometimes, when you caught one of the crew fiddling with their bracelet absentmindedly—Robin tracing hers while reading, Usopp adjusting his during a tall tale, Chopper polishing his bead with meticulous care—you felt the invisible threads between you hum with warmth.

And you knew: You weren’t alone anymore. You never would be again.

The next island the Sunny reached was a vibrant, mist-wreathed place called Velora—a land known for its floating gardens and shimmering, crystal-clear lakes.

Which, naturally, meant it was also crawling with bounty hunters.

"Just our luck," Nami grumbled, yanking her orange parka tighter as the Sunny docked. "We can't even stop for groceries without someone trying to kill us."

"We'll just hit them harder!" Luffy declared with a grin, fist pumping the air.

"Preferably after groceries," Sanji amended, brandishing a shopping list like it was a sacred scroll.

You stood on the deck, tying your hair back, your bracelet glinting in the misty morning sun. You could feel it already—the slight tug of threads around you. Threads that were quiet now, but alert. Ready.

The ties that bound you to this crew weren’t just sentimental anymore. They were real. They were power.

And today, you'd need them.

It started simple.

Velora's marketplace was a breathtaking sight: floating bridges woven with flower petals, shops balanced atop slow-drifting lily pads the size of taverns. Music floated through the air, sweet and strange.

You were laughing with Usopp and Chopper, arguing over candy purchases, when the first attack came.

A flash of steel. A shout. A ripple in the threads around you.

You moved before you even thought.

A whip of energy lanced toward Chopper—and you shoved him aside, intercepting the blow with your arm, which shimmered faintly with the memory of Zoro’s stance.

Pain jolted up your side—but you stayed standing, grinning fiercely at the cloaked figure who’d attacked.

“Oh,” you said, voice low and steady. “You messed up.”

The crew snapped into action instantly.

Nami readied her clima-tact while Robin conjured arms to help fleeing civilians. Sanji blurred forward, flames igniting at his heels. Zoro drew his swords with a metallic shing, and Luffy—Luffy just laughed, launching himself into the fray like it was a party.

You moved with them. No—through them.

You ducked and spun, catching a blade with your forearm—Sanji’s quick dodge guiding your steps. You threw a punch—Luffy’s chaotic, joyful strength sparking through your bones. You pivoted on your heel—Zoro’s solid grounding anchoring you.

The threads sang.

And then—something new.

A burst of panic rippled down the bonds. Not from yourself.

From Luffy.

You whipped your head around—and saw it:

A figure behind him. A second blade raised. A sneak attack.

Your heart stopped.

Without thinking, without planning, you pulled.

You yanked on the thread between you and Luffy—hard, desperate—and for the first time, it responded.

Luffy jerked to the side unnaturally fast, like something unseen had tugged him away. The blade slashed through empty air. He landed in a crouch, blinking in confusion, then turned—and caught the assassin with a brutal uppercut that sent him flying into a market stall.

Silence fell.

The bounty hunters, already realizing they were hopelessly outmatched, scattered like rats.

You stood frozen in place, heart hammering against your ribs.

You had pulled the bond. Not just borrowed strength. You had protected him through it.

And Luffy—Luffy turned to you with the brightest, wildest grin you’d ever seen.

“[Y/N]!” he whooped, bounding over. “That was awesome! You saved me!”

You stumbled forward a step, adrenaline draining out of you all at once. “I—I didn’t mean to—”

Luffy caught you before you could fall, arms steady, laughter rumbling through his chest.

“Doesn’t matter,” he said easily. “You did it.”

Behind him, the others gathered, expressions ranging from impressed (Sanji) to vaguely terrified (Usopp).

“That wasn’t just instinct,” Robin said quietly, her eyes sharp. “You wielded it.”

You nodded shakily.

You had.

And that changed everything.

Back aboard the Sunny, you sat cross-legged on the lawn deck, the others surrounding you like an impromptu council.

"You pulled on Luffy’s thread," Chopper said excitedly, tail wagging. "Like a lifeline!"

"It's new," you admitted, picking at the grass. "Before, I could only borrow strength. But now... if the bond is strong enough, I can protect people. Move them. Maybe even heal them, if I figure it out."

Robin hummed, intrigued. "Fascinating. It’s evolving."

"Like your feelings are making your power stronger," Usopp said.

You flushed slightly. "Well... maybe."

Nami smiled softly. “It makes sense. You trust us. We trust you.”

“Damn right we do,” Zoro grunted, arms crossed, but with a small approving smirk tugging at his mouth.

Luffy plopped down in front of you, grinning so hard it crinkled the corners of his eyes.

“Means we gotta make even stronger bonds!” he declared.

You laughed breathlessly. “You’re gonna turn me into a god if you keep this up.”

He blinked, head tilting. “Is that bad?”

The crew howled with laughter.

That night, you stood at the bow again, the sea whispering below.

The threads glowed, pulsing in soft time with your heartbeat.

And the one tied to Luffy?

It blazed so brightly now that it practically lit up the deck in your mind’s eye. Stronger than steel. Wilder than any fate you could imagine.

You smiled, brushing your fingers lightly against the bracelet on your wrist.

You didn’t need to see the threads to know:

You were tied to something unbreakable now.

To them.

To him.

And whatever came next—whatever enemies, adventures, storms—you would face them together.

Bound not by chains. But by choice.

By love.

By the ties that you had woven, one by one, knot by knot, until they became something unshakable.

Family.

Home.

-

The storm hit without warning.

One moment, the Sunny was sailing peacefully toward the next island. The next— A warship. Two more behind it. Cannons roaring. Chain-net launchers snapping over the water.

It was an ambush.

You barely had time to shout a warning before the first shot ripped into the hull, and the battle exploded into chaos.

You fought like hell. You fought like the family you'd found depended on it.

But this enemy... this was different.

They were prepared for Devil Fruit users. Haki-imbued chains. Weapons designed to cut through powers like yours.

The battlefield became a mess of smoke, broken masts, and bloodied decks. One by one, the crew got pushed back:

Chopper was crumpled against the rail, bruised but breathing.

Nami was cornered, her Climatact broken and sparks flying.

Zoro, his swords bloodied, was down on one knee, panting heavily.

Sanji’s coat was scorched, and he was still fighting—but slower, desperate.

Robin's arms flickered as she defended herself, but exhaustion weighed her down.

And Luffy—

Luffy was pinned.

Chains wrapped around his arms and torso, the enemies holding him down. His hat had been knocked away, lying forgotten in the bloodstained wood.

You were panting, half-collapsed against a shattered barrel, clutching your side where a cut bled sluggishly. Your vision swam.

It was bad. The worst it had ever been.

And through the pain and fear and smoke— you felt it. The thread to Luffy.

Bright. Blazing. Alive.

You staggered to your feet, hand clutching your bracelet so hard the beads cut into your palm.

“No,” you whispered. “Not like this.”

You took one shaky step forward, your gaze locking on Luffy's.

He met your eyes across the battlefield— even chained, even beaten— and he grinned.

A wild, reckless, unwavering grin that said I believe in you. Always had. Always would.

And something inside you snapped.

Not in defeat. In awakening.

You grabbed the thread to Luffy—not gently this time, not carefully like before. You yanked it with everything you had, pouring your heart, your fear, your love into it.

And the world— changed.

The battlefield bent. Warped. The air shimmered, rubbery and surreal.

Your body shined, a wild, untamed white light bursting from your skin. Your laughter—raw, ragged, full of something bigger than yourself—ripped from your chest as the ground itself seemed to bounce beneath your feet.

Energy flooded you, uncontrollable, exhilarating.

You felt your body stretch, bend, dance with impossible freedom.

Gear Five. Awakened. Through your bond with Luffy.

The enemy captain turned, sneering— Only for his face to drop in horror as you skipped across the air itself, the world responding like it was your playground.

"WHAT THE HELL—"

You laughed—a wild, ringing laugh, echoing like a bell through the smoke.

"You picked the wrong family," you said, your voice vibrating with power.

Then you moved.

You twisted the air like cloth. You snapped the chains binding Luffy with a flick of your fingers—turning them to literal rubber snakes that bit their captors.

You caught cannonballs midair with your hands, kneading them into giant rubber ducks and hurling them back with cartoonish violence.

The battlefield became a living dreamscape—your dreamscape.

Nothing could touch you. Nothing could stop you.

Sanji, battered and bleeding, stared from where he leaned against a mast. "Am I... am I seeing this? She's—she's moving like—"

"Like Luffy," Nami finished, wide-eyed, gripping her broken staff.

"NO," Zoro growled, dragging himself to his feet, a smirk curling on his lips. "She's moving like herself."

You zipped through the battlefield, a living streak of white and gold, laughing wildly.

You tied the threads between you and your crewmates tighter—pulling them back from the brink:

Chopper’s bruises faded, his hooves steady again.

Robin straightened, strength flowing back into her weary limbs.

Sanji’s battered body reignited, feet burning blue-hot.

Zoro's swords sang as he rose with fresh fury.

You weren't just borrowing power anymore. You were amplifying it.

Every bond. Every love. Every heartbeat.

And the enemy?

They broke.

One by one, they fled, scrambling over their own fallen in panic.

Not because of an army. Not because of a devil fruit. Because of you.

Because you had become the living, breathing proof that love could tear the world apart if it had to.

When the last enemy ship vanished over the horizon, when the smoke cleared and the sun poured down bright and clean— you finally let the power bleed away.

Your body collapsed like a puppet with cut strings.

But before you hit the deck, strong arms caught you.

Luffy.

Of course.

You blinked up at him, dazed, your heart pounding, your bracelet still glowing faintly against your wrist.

He was grinning that wild, proud grin again.

"You were amazing," he said.

You smiled weakly. "I think... I might've gone a little overboard."

He laughed and hugged you tight enough to knock the air from your lungs. "No such thing."

Later, you lay on the lawn deck, the sea breeze brushing your hair, the stars yawning open above you.

The threads stretched around you like constellations, stronger than ever.

Unbreakable.

You had fought with everything you had. You had fought with them.

And you had won.

Not because you had to prove yourself.

But because you had something worth fighting for.

Something worth protecting.

Something that had turned fragile thread into an unstoppable force:

Love.

-

You barely remembered getting back to the Sunny.

Somewhere between Luffy catching you and Sanji shouting about "Emergency Recovery Snacks!" the world became a blur of warm hands, worried voices, and a fuzzy, floating feeling like your soul had turned into marshmallow.

Now, you lay sprawled across the deck, a towel over your shoulders, a cup of Chopper’s supercharged recovery tea cradled between jelly-like fingers.

Your everything hurt. Your muscles. Your bones. Your eyelashes. You felt like you could melt straight through the floorboards if you moved wrong.

“…Is this what dying feels like?” you croaked.

Chopper, hovering nervously at your side, patted your head like you were a fevered child. “No! No, you’re just exhausted! You unlocked a whole new level of power without training! Your body’s adapting!”

You whimpered. “I hate adapting.”

Sanji was immediately at your side, gently fluffing your pillow and offering you cut-up fruit. “You were magnifique, [Y/N]-chan! A masterpiece in motion! A shooting star!” His eyes were literal hearts. “But please, never scare me like that again—!”

Before you could answer, a sudden, heavy plop hit your side.

You cracked an eye open.

It was Luffy.

He had draped himself across you like a giant human blanket—arms and legs flung out, head resting heavily on your shoulder.

He was beaming.

"My protégé!" he declared proudly to absolutely no one and everyone at once. "My super cool student! You’re awesome, [Y/N]!"

You coughed out a weak laugh. “Student? Since when—?”

“Since now!” he said, squeezing you lightly like a prize he won at a fair. “You’re gonna be the strongest ever! Strong like me!”

You wriggled feebly. “Luffy...can’t...breathe...jelly…”

He made an exaggerated gasp and rolled off dramatically onto the deck beside you, arms sprawled wide.

“That’s it!” he announced to the world. “I’m retiring. [Y/N] can be Pirate King now!”

The crew immediately erupted.

“No she can’t!” Usopp cried. “I still have so many lies to tell!”

“She doesn't even want to be Pirate King,” Nami said dryly, sipping her drink.

Franky crossed his arms. “She’s super tough, but Pirate King’s a full-time job.”

Robin laughed lightly behind her hand. "Maybe co-captain?"

You, from the floor, mumbled, “I just want a nap.”

Sanji swooned. “The most adorable future Pirate Queen ever…”

Zoro, who had been silently leaning against the mast with his arms crossed, now spoke up with a low grunt:

“Tch. Don’t inflate her ego. She only fought that well because she copied my style.”

Sanji immediately whipped around, practically frothing at the mouth. “YOUR style?! She moved like poetry, you damn mosshead! That was clearly my influence! Light, precise, beautiful!”

“Yeah, beautifully easy to dodge,” Zoro shot back. "She parried with power. Held her ground. That's me."

“She literally kicked three guys into orbit!" Sanji barked. "THAT’S MY FOOTWORK!"

They immediately got in each other’s faces, shouting over one another, gesturing wildly as if the louder one would claim ownership over your soul.

You, still flat on the deck like a dying fish, raised a trembling hand and croaked:

“…I was just trying not to die…”

No one heard you.

Zoro jabbed a finger into Sanji’s chest. “Face it, curly-brow. When it counts, she fights like a swordsman.”

"She fights with flair!" Sanji snapped. “Like a true master chef of combat!"

“You kick tomatoes, not enemies.”

“You slice onions, not warriors—!”

A vein popped visibly on Nami’s forehead. “Enough!” she shouted, whacking both of them with her staff in a single, devastating blow.

WHAP.

Both collapsed onto the deck beside you in a dazed heap.

You shifted your jelly limbs an inch to the left to avoid Sanji’s unconscious arm and muttered, “I’m surrounded by idiots.”

Luffy cackled from where he lay sprawled, staring up at the sunny sky. “They’re your idiots now!”

You couldn’t even argue.

You smiled faintly, letting your eyes drift closed.

The threads shimmered in your mind’s eye, pulsing faint and steady.

Stronger than before. Stronger than steel. Still tied. Still alive.

You were exhausted. You were battered. You felt like overcooked pasta.

And yet—you had never felt more like yourself.

Somewhere in the warm haze of sleepiness, you heard Luffy's voice again, soft this time:

“You’re amazing, [Y/N]. I’m glad you’re ours.”

You didn’t answer aloud.

You just reached out blindly and caught his hand, squeezing once.

The threads between you flared, warm and sure.

Family.

Home.

Always.

[moonysunrulytoast]

situations that have happened in my friend group that are marauders & co coded part 1:

dorcas driving, evan passenger princess, sirius in the backseat

sirius: okay so you’re coming to mine?

dorcas: yes. did you call remus to let him know to meet us?

sirius: shit no one sec

sirius : *on the phone* hey i’m so sorry my love but we actually decided to meet at mine and not at the beach anymore

dorcas: *fake vomits*

remus: but i drove out here :((((

sirius: i know babe but ill see you very soon okay?

remus: okay.

sirius : love you!

remus: yeah. yeah. love you too. *hangs up*

cass: you know they aren’t dating?

evan: when will they learn?

cass: i don’t know, i really don’t. and the other one’s even more clueless than that one. no idea how. that one’s in denial but the other one doesn’t even realize there’s something to deny.

sirius: *coughs* ANYWAY so i’ll meet y’all at mine?

evan: YES sirius

sirius: cool. i was just checking

evan: we’re stopping by mine first though so i can drop off xeno’s bong

sirius: what happened to yours?

evan: broke it after barty and i broke up last. kinda crashed out.

sirius: riiiight. and remus and i are the complicated ones.

evan: never said you were complicated. just stupid. and blind.

sirius: OKAY anyway. *pats down pockets* do i have everything?

cass: looks like it.

sirius: bye! *runs across street to car*

sirius: *unlocks car, goes to pull up maps*

sirius: *realizes the lump in his pocket is box of cigarettes and not his phone*

sirius: shit. shit shit shit. i don’t know where i am. how am i gonna get home?

sirius: oh my god i’ve been using apple pay. i don’t have my wallet either. how will i LEAVE the parking garage???

sirius: *runs out and frantically searches for dorcas’s car…no one’s there*

sirius: well i guess this is my life now

sirius: *ransacks car for coins and finds $2.47*

sirius: well.. i can only hope for the best.

5 MINUTES LATER

sirius: parking was only $2??? this is fine!! i can find my way home! idk why i doubted myself.

FORTY FIVE MINUTES LATER

sirius: okay so i might be lost… none of these streets look familiar and… FUCK my gas’s gauge is on E and i don’t have gas money oh my god

(sirius parks at a nearby store and asks a girl for directions. she smiles at him and helps him out. he realizes he’s 25 miles away from home. on empty. in orange county. when he’s supposed to be in LA. he thanks her, goes back to his car, and kicks the wheel)

sirius: well.

sirius: we can only hope for the best now.

(sirius then spends the next 40 minutes bargaining with the universe to let the gas make it home- because he’s too pretty to be stuck on the side of the freeway at 10pm on a friday)

FORTY MINUTES LATER

(sirius speeds home and SOMEHOW runs out of gas right as he pulls into his driveway)

dorcas: HOLY SHIT WE THOUGHT WE LOST YOU. OH MY GOD.

sirius: how long have you been here?

evan: a little over an hour

dorcas: oh thank GOD you’re okay here we have james on the phone (dorcas hands her phone to sirius- who takes it urgently)

sirius: james???

james: what the fuck is going on??

sirius: i got lost. but im back!! no worries. you’re with lily right? helping her move her stuff?

james: yeah- they called me. you got lost again??? how??? you know what? i don’t wanna know. you’re okay?

sirius: yeah i’m okay prongs

james: okay see you later pads. love you

sirius: love you! *hands phone back to cass, notices remus*

sirius: oh when did you get here love?

remus: not long after they did- we’ve been hanging in cass’s car.

sirius: WELL LET ME TELL YOU IT HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING NIGHT

remus: (to cass, a fond smile breaking out on his face) what did i say?? there’s a story. there’s always a story.

sirius: well YEAH there was a story. i was MISSING

remus: (to sirius) you ran out of gas didn’t you

sirius: I RAN OUT OF- oh yeah i did. haha. how’d you know that?

remus: thought as much

cass: (to remus) you were… very spot on lupin

remus: (to cass) things always work out for him, but only after spiraling out of control. i don’t know how. he’s somehow the luckiest and least lucky person i know.

cass: (to sirius) …. i called everyone.

sirius: shit. everyone??? oh god.

cass: reg might have freaked out and almost left work to find you

sirius: oh god. you called reg??? he’s gonna lecture me when he gets home.

remus: yeah. he will. if it helps i did tell them not to

sirius: damn it. he’s gonna be so mad. this is the second time i’ve gotten lost this year. it doesn’t help we were hanging out without him- he can be so territorial with you guys

remus: he asked if you were drinking

sirius: (aghast) WELL! I NEVER!! how dare he??? i got lost because im dumb not because i’m crazy

evan: we smoked a spliff on the street ten minutes before we left

sirius: shut UP rosier

remus : *smirks* sounds about right

sirius: i was NOT high!!

remus: why was your gas so low in the first place?

sirius: i was late to the hangout- planned on getting gas on the way back

cass: GOD you’re ridiculous

sirius: well how was i supposed to- wait, why’d you call prongs?

evan: we thought he’d know your phone password- then maybe we could track your keys and find you.

cass: your keys are tracked right? since you lose everything all the time?

sirius: oh my god i didn’t even think of that

evan: on that same note- why didn’t you call your own phone?

sirius: what?

evan: you could’ve called your phone with someone elses? then we could’ve come found you??

sirius: oh. oh i didn’t think of that

cass: hoW did you not think of that???

sirius: i asked to use someone’s apple maps!!

cass: you- you asked-? but you didn’t? okay. from the beginning- what happened???

sirius: well let me tell you- follow me we’ll go inside.

———————————————————————

How the rest of the night went is below (it’s less interesting, just was kind of domestic and oddly on brand so i thought i’d tell you how it went down)

(sirius unlocks the door and plugs in the lights while he continues telling his story ~dramatically~. when he finishes the whole group laughs about it for a bit before evan starts looking antsy.)

evan: alright we better go. if i get home too late barty gets grumpy

sirius: oh?

evan: yeah. he’s secretly kind of a brat

cass: it’s not a secret

evan: *sighing dramatically* take me home?

cass: of course. *cass turns to sirius as she stands up from the couch* we’ll hang again soon for sure

evan: yeah *evan nods at sirius* you’re actually pretty cool black, when you’re not getting lost in the middle of nowhere that is

sirius: (huffing) okay yeah yeah ha ha get out of my house

cass: (to remus, ignoring sirius completely) always good to see you remus *cass smiles warmly*

remus: you too cass

evan: yeah- nice to see you again lupin

(remus nods and sirius walks them out)

remus: so… just us again i guess

sirius: it does always seem to end up this way huh?

remus: yeah- funny that

sirius: (smirking) i heard you went birding earlier *sirius shakes his head at remus fondly* how was your-

(peter all of the sudden rushes through the door, singing a tune softly to himself)

peter: oh hey guys! oh- moony! i didn’t know you were gonna be here tonight!

remus: when am i not here?

sirius: (to remus, indignant) hey! that’s not fair! it’s been at least a week since you were last here. not since you picked me up from the airport last saturday!

remus: yeah. wild that. a full week. who’d have thought it possible? *remus smiles at sirius fondly*

peter: ahem. *peter clears his throat as he shucks off his shoes at the door* well! i’m just getting back from a show. actually, if you two want to come by and see me do some standup soon i’m performing next tuesday! neither of you have seen my set yet.

sirius: (to remus) ooooh he’s funny *sirius wiggles his eyebrows and peter rolls his eyes. remus fights back a smile*

remus: tuesday you say?

sirius: (to peter in a singsong voice) we’ll have to seeeee

peter: *snorts* okay well if you two decide to drive to new mexico or something tonight let me know. don’t wanna be left out of your tomfoolery.

sirius: tomfoolery?? us??? *sirius gasps, clutching his chest and peter rolls his eyes again*

peter: oh please.

remus: (to sirius) he’s got a point you know. you and i are a dangerous team. always ready to run off.

sirius: i suppose.

peter: whatever- just keep me posted if you do go anywhere *peter goes upstairs*

sirius: (to remus) my room?

remus: your room.

(sirius and remus follow peter upstairs and lay on sirius’s bed facing each other & talking for two hours before the front door opens and shuts again)

remus: okay so what would you say makes a bad person a bad person? like what’s the line?

sirius: oh so we’re going ethics now oka-

(reg knocks on the open door and stands in the doorway of sirius’s room)

reg: so you got lost. again.

sirius: (pulling away a bit from remus and sitting up) oh! reg! yeahhh. it’s okay though! it’s actually a really funny story-

reg: i had to go on break

sirius: what do you mean?

reg: i told my coworkers you were missing and then had to go on break

sirius: awe reg you do care

reg: no i don’t

sirius: (singsong voice) you were worried about me!

reg: i was WORRIED that i was going to have to file a missing person’s report.

sirius: whatever you say-

remus: (sitting up and sensing a pointless argument) it was fine though! everything worked out.

sirius: yeah!

(reg looks at each of them for a moment before sighing, resigned)

reg: you wouldn’t believe the night i’ve had

remus: oh?

reg: (undoing his tie) the event tonight was INSANE. a catholic school parents’ event. we’ve never sold that much alcohol in one night. AND it was only mary and i at the bar!

sirius: oh wow

reg: right? and the whole time dedalius *sirius mouths “his manager” to remus while reg keeps going* was just WATCHING US, only interrupting ONCE to ask if we need help the useless bastard. so naturally i asked him if he could cut some limes since we didn’t have a barback and get this, when he cut the limes he brought ALL of them to the upstairs bar with emmaline and gilderoy. left none for us.

sirius: that’s annoying. intense night huh?

reg: so many little things. it was just so IRRITATING. now it’s 1am and i have the be BACK at the event space at 9am. ugh i need to sleep

remus: damn reg- i hope you sleep well at least!

reg: oh i won’t be sleeping

sirius: (to remus) he never sleeps (whispering) insomnia

reg: (unimpressed) well if you guys want to smoke outside i’m gonna go do that.

sirius: nah i don’t think so

remus: ahh no not today

reg: okay. well. come join me if you want.

(reg walks away. there’s the sound of a screen door opening and closing in the background)

remus: hey- at least the lecture was brief

sirius: (fondly staring out of his door) he’s a hateful little guy isn’t he?

remus: yeah. he is

sirius: ANYWAY (starts up past conversation)

FIVE MINUTES LATER

sirius: so in a way the answer is, as many other answers to ethical questions are, “it depends” and that’s-

(reg walks up and leans against the wall for a moment before stepping forward, interrupting sirius)

reg: so neither of you came out to sit with me.

sirius: *sirius is visibly startled before pouting* it’s colddd reg. and you didn’t Ask us to!

remus: (to reg) wait i didn’t realize you wanted us to sit with you. thought you were just being polite.

sirius: *snorts* reg?? polite?? hah!

reg: (to sirius) are you quite finished?

(sirius smiles sheepishly and reg looks at him for a moment before looking to remus and speaking)

reg: (raising an eyebrow) you two sure have been spending a lot of time together

sirius: (reddens slightly) haha yeah

remus: yeah, we have *remus smiles like this delights him, unaware of sirius’s embarrassment*

reg: (somehow both amused and annoyed- something only sirius can pull off with him) it’s just….we were gonna do that puzzle together remember? the big one downstairs? i found a frame for it so we could glue it down.

sirius: oh my god yeah! *sirius feigns interest for remus’s & reg’s sakes* i completely forgot about that!

remus: that sounds great! i’ve been wanting to puzzle

reg: (feigning disinterest) well i’ve just been waiting for you guys to ask about it. since you’re always doing something together these days.

sirius: (face noticeably more red this time) hah ha yeah

remus: (unbothered) so when are you free??

reg: i’ll text you. night.

sirius: good night reggie!!

remus: night reg!

(regulus backs out and swiftly walks away. shutting his bedroom door behind him. remus and sirius lay back down and talk facing each other, hands under their cheeks for two more hours)

remus: (yawning) i should really go home

sirius: yeah it’s pretty late. there’s a lot going on tomorrow. lily’s moving out of state officially

remus: oh shit i bet james is freaked

sirius: yeah. i’m staying with him tomorrow night to make sure he’s okay

remus: that’s… that’s good. that’ll be good.

remus: (cautiously) do you think it’s hurting reg’s feelings? you moving out of here and in with prongs now that lily’s going to grad school?

sirius: maybe. but i really think he’ll like the new roommate i found, pandora. they have a lot of similar interests and she’s… different. i think they’ll fit together. plus we need some space i think- we tend to suffocate each other a bit. i have a good feeling about it.

(they walk down to the front door together)

remus: well… i’ll see you monday!

sirius: yeah :) definitely. thank you so much for that by the way

remus: of course! i’m actually kind of looking forward to it

sirius: (bemused) oh really? you’re looking forward to helping me move?

remus: (quietly) maybe.

remus: (a little embarrassed) i’m excited to drive the big truck okay? is that a crime?

(remus and sirius look at each other for a moment. sirius shakes his head and smiles going in to hug remus. remus hugs back)

remus: (a little awkwardly) i have to uhh leave now. to go home

sirius: (chuckling) yeah. you do that.

remus: (walking backward) right.

sirius: (smiling softly again) goodnight moony :) *sirius closes the door*

remus: (quietly) good night pads.

[fianne-0123]

MARAUDERS and also other HP headcanons because I'm very sick about them

pisses me off that voldemort calls peter wormtail so id like to say that sirius black names a rat, after he gets out of azkaban, wormtail just for the fun of it. he raises it and lets it get extremely fat but he never feeds it cheese. "that's the only difference between him and pete" he'd joke, "peter always ate cheese, when i knew him."

james potter has some crazy pansexual vibes; he wouldn't know he's pansexual like ever because he's too busy being in love w lily evans, but pan james is my canon always 'cause he seems like he just wouldn't give a fuck.

sirius black thinks blokes are hot. and when he says it in a platonic way, everyone thinks 'ey its just typical pads!' but its not typical pads because he's a homosexual god damn it.

james'll never tell anyone this, but he actually suggested sirius be called "padfoot" because he makes a little "padpadpad" sound when he walks. Barefoot, padpadpad. Socks? padpadpad. His feet could be dry, the floor could be cement, he could be wearing shorts and it'd be padpadpad.

lucius and narcissa? guess you could say she's his.. beard. because idk something about the malfoys that give me that 'im a pent up homo!' vibe. im sure you know what i mean?

lily evans had a huge crush on severus snape growing up, and thats the only reason why severus snape ever reciprocated it (but never worded it out); the warmth of her love kind of burned through his emotional constipation aura and made him feel things in return.

but then him calling her a slur was kind of a dealbreaker.

also lily thought her type was emo and mean but then james potter strutted 'round the corner and suddenly she was the one being mean/j

regulus black writes poetry. free-form, raw, hurtful and then stuff salt in your wound type shit. it's in his face structure, you know? mother's son, because fuck all if walburga didn't write a poem or toe, i'd eat my own toenail

ok so yeah i do think peter pettigrew eats cheese. and yeah, maybe sirius black sheds hair from his head. AND yeah, maybe james potter would scent things. and if anyone dares to tell me that remus lupin does not vocally growl at people when he's pissed then you've got another thing coming at you !!

to add to my agenda, and this deserves its own bullet, is that minerva mcgonagall rubs her hands on the table makes biscuits when she's extremely happy.

pansy parkinson, after everything, goes to muggle london and gets a cup of coffee at a cafe. she asks someone what to do when she doesn't know what's wrong with her. when they tell her to go to therapy, pansy does. so yeah, i do hc her as a reformed racist, classist, elitist, and wtv the fuck.

albus dumbledore is kind of a bitch, I KNOW its not a hc it just kind of pisses me off and i feel the need to broadcast this to everyone who has every glorified him. kinda pmo that harry names his kid after him considering that he is indirectly the reason for harry's struggle in childhood.

that said, albus dumbledore makes a morning announcements about homosexuals with the endnote of "but keep out the broom closets, maybe?"

maybe if evan rosier and barty crouch jr looked a little less sheepish then they'd have convinced everyone that it was sirius black and one of his homie-os.

bill weasley romanced fleur by yapping about curse-breaking spells like a little weirdo and he is, in fleur's words, "a man with passion."

ok thx goodbye

[percyweasleyapologist]

James, on the phone: Uh. . Hey, Pads, i uh, I’ve been stabbed.

Lily: WHAT? WHERE ARE YOU?

James: Wait- You aren’t Sirius. Sorry- I didn’t mean to call you-

Lily: NO, WHERE ARE YOU? IM COMING THERE. IM NOT GOING TO LEAVE SOMEONE ALONE THATS BEEN STABBED.

[sunnies-theory-of-happiness]

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[applepixls]

i think something like season 8's moon big thing is going to happen again this season-

in several magical mountain people's recent episodes (i remember mumbo mentioning it a couple episodes back and grian as well? not sure who else) they've mentioned that something weird/something big feels like its happening in the world (grian even made a straight up moon big reference) but i think this time it's going to be something with the ocean

this kind of starts at the very beginning of the season and follows through. in grian's very first episode he calls magical mountain a volcano and that idea has followed through and now they're hollowing it out. in another episode when he gets flung up in the air he makes a moon big reference. soo early season ideas/references seem to be following through to now

in episode 2, grian gathers a crowd of people (gem, etho, impulse, skizz, ren, cleo, cub) and they all just chat and fish and make jokes about how the ocean can get you addicted to fishing and pretend the ocean is a higher being that will provide fishing rods to those it sees worthy (we also see it a bit in the end of grians episode 1) eventually leading to ren saying "i don't know why im doing this but i don't want to stop" and cleo agreeing. etho originally had also been skeptical but quickly got dragged into the shenanigans and very happy with getting lily pads for some reason? it's just a fun random interaction but some of those things can lead to lore.

etho also says in this interaction "dont drink the koolaid" because gem randomly suggests to all eat a pufferfish which i don't fully understand the phrase but it comes from a guy who made a cult and lured his followers out into a jungle (etho loves jungles) and because cults always have a like Date where they believe their higher power is coming to save them and commit mass suicide on that day, the guy made a lot of poisoned koolaid and everyone died. so cults

in gem's most recent episode (19) she builds an artists house and says the artist looks out on the water for inspiration but as a result has become quite paranoid.

in season 8 they have a cult of people not sleeping because they think the moon is a higher power come to save them or something and early season 10 was a cult of people fishing, not to mention that certain patterns seem to repeat every other season (season 7 and 9 were both really long, in season 9 people were nostalgic for season 7 and in season 8 people were nostalgic for season 6 and certain storylines that could have some parallels drawn not to mention that everyone compares season 7 and 9 for the length and says that they were incredibly long perhaps suggesting that this season might be a bit shorter? its also the fact that in season 7 and 9 everyone built Starter Bases and then moved out to larger bases but in season 8 and now season 10 they seem to have made starter homes and expanded on them while still living out of their day one builds)

basically, tldr: something big is happening and i think the oceans doing it

theres something in the water and its making the freaking frogs gay (its making the block people all do __punk or east asian vibe stuff and bureaucratic/public service-y)

[chlobliviate]

Wolfstar Microfic Prompt 1 - Western

Words: 410

@wolfstarmicrofic

***

Sirius was practically vibrating in his seat. It had been weeks since Remus moved to Falmouth to take up a lecturing position at the university, but Sirius had needed to work his notice period in London before joining him. All three months of it. It had been torture.

‘The train approaching Platform One is the 15:15 Great Western Railway Service to Falmouth Docks. Calling at Perranwell, Penryn, Penmere, Falmouth Town, and Falmouth Docks.’

He stood up and placed his backpack on top of his suitcase. Logically, he knew that he wouldn’t get there any quicker by doing so, but he also sensed that he was annoying the person next to him on the bench with his leg bouncing.

As the train pulled away from Truro, he pulled out his phone.

Pads

just left truro, should be with you in about 20 mins.

Moony

Can’t wait to see you, sweetheart. I feel like a fucking teenager again.

Pads

im glad its not just me tbh. I missed you so much!

Moony

I missed you too. I’m never leaving your side again.

Pads

thats probably gonna make your lectures really awkward, but I accept your terms.

Sirius double-checked their new address before putting it into Google Maps. It was a four-minute walk from the station, though Remus had warned him about the steep hill. When he got off the train he was not expecting to be greeted by cheers and shouts of “Padfoot!” “Sirius, you made it!” “Fucking finally!”, and a long banner (made from sellotaped together pieces of A4 paper) which read “Welcome Home, Sirius!”.

Sirius flew into Remus’ arms, not caring that he was almost sobbing into his shoulder. “I thought you had to work!”

“I rearranged my schedule so I could come and meet you.”

“And bring a crowd?” Sirius looked over his shoulder. Lily, James, Pete, Marlene and Dorcas were still holding the banner, grinning at him. “I can’t believe we’re all back here.”

“The difference fifteen years makes.” James laughed, “It was inevitable we’d all come back. We missed you.”

“Oh fuck, Jamie.” Sirius sniffed, “I missed you too, all of you.”

“Hope you’re not too tired, love.” Remus said quietly, “Lily has already set up a very nostalgic party at home. She’s got Ring of Fire ready to go. Marlene made a playlist and Dori’s made three different cocktails.”

“I’m never too tired for that.” Sirius wrapped his arm around Remus’ waist. “Lead the way.”

[tea-blankets-andstars]

P.1 about the marauders socials AU (i love this au so much) inspired by this post

James & Siri's podcast where they just start it for fun but it ends up becoming super popular with over 1,000,000 listeners. They dont stick to just one subject and instead they just talk about literally anything.

In one of these episodes Sirius starts talking about some mystery gamer guy who Siri calls "moony", the fans start linking this to the gaming channel run by lily & remus because during the videos lily will sometimes yell "Moony" at remus. Everything calms down for a while, until some fan posts something on twitter saying that they can confirm that the two are dating.

@(some username im too tired to think of)

you guys, remember a few monthes ago when there was a rumor of Sirius from (insert podcast name here) dating that guy from (insert gaming channel name) i think his name was remus? anyways i was doing a little digging and i came accross one of the first gaming videos Remus & Lily made (video link) at around 10:35 Lily makes a joke and Remus says quote, "That sounds like something Sirius would say" to which Lily replys with "your highschool sweetheart/ famous podcast boyfriend? we get it Moony your madly inlove and stuff, ...im so single." Even though this video was filmed over two years ago it implys that the two have been togather for at least a couple of years. And maybe your thinking "but how do we know its the same people?" fact one (1) Remus talks about a guy named Sirius- like how many sirius can you think of- AND the sirius he talks about has a famous podcast??!! 2) as i said earlier in the newest podcast ep Sirius calls mystery guy Moony, which seems to be a nickname for Remus. So in conclusion i belive that, based on concrete evidence, Sirius from (podcast name) is involved in a romantic relationship with Remus aka Moony from (gaming channel name).

~~~~~

"Moonpie" Sirius calls from where he sits at the table, hair still wet from her shower. "You have to see this, some person on twitter figured us out."

This catches this Remus's attention and he scrambles down the stairs to meet his partner in the kitchen, Sirius hands him the phone and he skims through the post. He does have to admit that the fan is very detaled, as most of the facts were correct.

"wow" he whispers under his breath, "well it was bound to happen eventually, so what now pads?"

Sirius chuckles under his breath, "What else is there to do? Obviously we update our insta relationship status and watch as the fans loose there minds." Obviously Sirius ment this as a joke as she immediately started laughing.

"Sirius." he rubbed his temples, "be seriou-" he cut himself off, knowing this would end in another im always sirius joke. "We have to be logical."

"Mooooony" Sirius said the word like a breath, "it'll be fineeee." He reached for Remus's hand, "Promise, 'k?"

"okay." He gave a small smile and sirius squeezed his hand.

~~~~~

@thestarfrom-that1podcast

To all you fans: You guessed it! I am infact dating my lovely, wonderful, pretty boy boyfriend @Remythegamer <333

Replys

@Remythegamer (pinned reply) Siri i thought you were joking abt the insta offical thing

@thatstarfrom-that1podcast (replying to @remythegamer) You know i never joke love

@Remythegamer (replying to @thatstarfrom-that1podcast) 🙄sureeee (<33)

[silentsneezes]

For wolfstar - maybe Remus being allergic to Sirius's new shampoo or sm?? Your writing is soooooo good!

thank you for the prompt anon :) im always happy to write for w/olfstar! sorry it took me so long, but i hope you enjoy this 13k fic.

snzer: r/emus lupin

cause: allergies (pollen + shampoo)

Remus Lupin is no stranger to discomfort. Having his body tear itself apart with every full moon has forced him to grow accustomed to pains and aches. Still, he finds himself bothered by incessant allergies. He can stomach broken bones and fresh cuts, but the moment that obnoxious itch blossoms in his nose, he becomes irritable.

He leans against the marble countertop in his and Sirius’s cottage kitchen. It’s a small living area by any standards, with a dining table shoved unceremoniously in the corner of the kitchen. But it’s enough for the two lovers, content to live out their early twenties in the solitude of their home.

Remus watches as the coffee maker slowly produces the caffeinated liquid, waiting impatiently for there to be enough for a full mug.

He’s been awake for about an hour, even though the sun is just now rising. He’d made a point of pulling himself out of bed when his sneezes began so as to not wake Sirius.

Remus grabs his favorite mug from the cabinet once he deems the coffee pot full enough for a satisfactory cup. His breath catches as he sets the mug on the counter, his nostrils flaring as an intense itch burns through the back of his nose. He pinches his nose shut- more as a precaution than anything, his stifles are relatively silent even without using his hands- and shudders forwards with three rapid sneezes.

“heh…n’gxst-gxnt! gnx!”

His breath catches, hitching once before he’s forced to pinch his nose shut again.

“hxn’t! n’gxh! ngg’ht!”

He runs a hand through his hair, sighing in frustration and willing the buzzing sensation in his sinuses to go away. He’s always found his allergies annoying, bordering on embarrassing. Sure, his allergic sneezes weren’t loud or especially messy, unlike when he was sick. But they typically came in sets of three to six in rapid succession, which often drew unwanted attention.

Sighing, Remus fills his mug with coffee, relaxing a little as he smells the parisian blend. He takes a sip, relishing the warmth that soothes his itchy throat.

He’s no stranger to persistent allergies, but that doesn’t make them any less irritating. He sits at the small table in the kitchen’s corner as he sips his coffee, reading an old muggle book Lily lent him called To Kill A Mockingbird.

He gets about ten pages in before the itch in his nose returns. It starts with a dull buzz in the back of his sinuses. Then it evolves to a burning, prickling sensation up to the tip of his nose, making his nostrils flare.

He presses a curled finger to the base of his nose, breathing through his mouth in an attempt to subdue the itch. It works for about two pages, but as he goes to turn the next page, his breath hitches quickly- once, twice- before his head bobs down with three suppressed sneezes in quick succession.

“heh-nNgkxch! nXTch! hh’nck!”

Remus groans internally, trying to focus back on the book, but feeling the incessant itch linger in the base of his nose. He sighs and pinches the bridge of his nose, his posture slumping as he sniffles in discomfort.

“G’morning love.”

Remus straightens up as he hears Sirius’s murmur from behind him, feeling a flush of affection at Sirius’s morning voice even through his discomfort.

“Morning,” Remus mutters, letting out a little breath of relief as Sirius starts massaging his shoulders. Sirius grins at the response, leaning down and pressing a kiss to Remus’s temple.

Remus’s nose twitches as Sirius leans close, the itch immediately returning.

“How long have you been up for?” Sirius asks as he pads over to the kitchen counter, grabbing a mug from the cabinet. As Sirius moves away, the itch lessens again and Remus is able to ward it off with a little nose rub.

“An hour or so,” Remus responds with a shrug, sipping his coffee and relishing the bitter taste. He can’t help but smile a little as he watches Sirius pour himself a cup of coffee before adding three spoonfuls of sugar and enough cream to make it a pale, creamy color.

“Want some coffee with your cream and sugar?” He teases, glancing over at Sirius and admiring how he looks with his hair pulled back in a messy bun.

“Haha,” Sirius says sarcastically, rolling his eyes as he walks over to sit beside Remus at the kitchen table. He sits closely enough for their thighs to be pressed against each other, leaning forwards in his chair to kiss Remus’s cheek.

“Feeling affectionate this morning, are we?” Remus murmurs, feeling his chest flutter at the small affection.

“Well someone was gone when I woke up. I’m making up for morning cuddles in bed,” Sirius says with a little pout.

“Well someone had to make coffee so you wouldn’t be grumpy and uncaffinated,” Remus counters, though he wishes he could’ve stayed in bed. Admittedly, he could’ve, but he hadn’t wanted to risk waking Sirius. Especially from sneezing, of all things.

Speaking of sneezing, the incessant itch buzzes from the base of Remus’s nose up to the tip, making his nostrils flare.

“Right, cause coffee couldn’t wait another hour,” Sirius says sarcastically, but he sips his mug, grateful to have a pot already made. He notices the flaring of Remus’s nostrils and frowns sympathetically, “Gotta sneeze?”

Remus’s head bobs down quickly as he stifles a sudden double, barely noticeable save for the jerking of his head and leg.

“ngk! h’xt!”

“Bless you, bless you,” Sirius murmurs, nudging his knee against Remus’s affectionately.

Remus holds up his pointer finger as a silent “not done” before flinching against his wrist with two more stifles.

“heh…n’Gxst-gxnt!”

“Bless you love,” Sirius says again. He’s no stranger to Remus being sneezy, but that doesn’t make him any less worried- Remus tends to keep sneezing once he starts, and that doesn’t bode well for the rest of the day.

“Thanks,” Remus mumbles with a quiet sniffle, opening his book again and flipping to the right page. Sirius rests his head on Remus’s shoulder, nuzzling into his neck slightly as he reads.

Remus hums quietly in contentment as Sirius presses a light kiss to his neck. Except the itch comes back with a vengeance, his breath hitching despite his efforts to hold back.

“hh-heh… hd’gxt! ktsxch! hn’ngzxt! heh-htsxch!”

“Merlin, bless you Remus,” Sirius says with a hint of concern in his voice. He stands up, making his way to the bathroom and returning with a box of tissues.

Remus just turns a page in his book and continues to read, feeling a flush of embarrassment over Sirius setting the tissue box in front of him.

“Thanks,” he mumbles, knowing Sirius is just trying to help, but hating the attention to his allergies.

Remus only manages to read for a few minutes before his nose twitches as Sirius rests his head on his shoulder again.

Remus holds his breath, forcing himself to focus on the page in front of him. He deters the itch for a minute or so, but then it turns into a burning in the back of his nose and before he knows it-

“h’gNXch!-tsch! g’zxcht! heh…. hh”

“Ble-“

“h’tsnk! g’nsch! ts’xch!”

“Bless you baby,” Sirius murmurs, picking his head up off Remus’s shoulder and sifting a hand through Remus’s hair gently, “Allergies acting up today?”

Remus’s breath keeps hitching, and he suddenly realizes why as Sirius’s hair brushes against him. Its usual sweet vanilla scent is replaced by something else. Remus can’t quite put his finger on it, maybe lavender or something of the sort, but it’s evident his nose doesn’t agree with it.

“Are you- h’ngxt! ksxch! hh-h’kgnt! fuck… heh-htschew!-ktsch-etschew!”

Remus turns away from Sirius, ducking into his elbow as he tries- and fails- to stifle the rapid sneezes.

“Bless you Rem, am I what?” Sirius asks, his voice laced with concern as he places a hand on his boyfriend’s back.

Remus holds up a finger as his nose twitches, his eyebrows knitting together and his mouth falling agape in anticipation for another fit.

“hh…. heh? hh-kg’nxsch! hn’gzxt! Are you using a n-heh-new sh-hh-shampoo?”

Remus manages to ask through hitching breaths, and Sirius’s guilty expression is enough to confirm his worries.

“Oh fuck, I am,” Sirius says as he moves away from Remus slightly, knowing he’ll only make the reaction worse by staying close, “I’m so sorry Moons. My regular-“

“nGshh-sdch-kscht!”

“Bless you. My regular shampoo was out so I just grabbed-“

“hhGN’knt! gX-tsch!”

“-whatever I could find. Bless you,” Sirius finishes, watching Remus paw at his nose.

“I’ll go shower and wash it out, yeah?” Sirius suggests guiltily, clearly feeling awful at setting off Remus’s allergies even more.

Remus nods, pulling a tissue from the box and tenting it over his twitching nose, “Yeah. Thanks love,” he mutters, pinching the bridge of his nose.

He knows Sirius would never trigger his allergies purposefully, but that doesn’t make him much less irritable as he realizes he’s going to be sneezing all morning now.

Sirius goes to shower, leaving Remus alone at the kitchen table. The itch lessens a little once the shampoo’s scent is gone, but it still prickles in the back of his sinuses, a sure sign he’s going to have a fit.

And that he does; Remus spends all fifteen minutes Sirius is in the shower sneezing every couple minutes in quick, rapid succession.

By the time Sirius returns, Remus’s nose is red and raw. His sneezes have slowed down a little bit, but the combination of a high pollen count and the exposure to the shampoo is enough to make the itch constant.

“Hey love, how’re you feeling?” Sirius asks softly, sitting beside Remus at the kitchen table and placing a hand on his knee.

“Fine,” Remus replies simply, and Sirius rolls his eyes.

“Stubborn as ever, I see,” Sirius comments lightly, but he frowns as Remus’s nose twitches again.

Remus barely gets a hand in front of his face before he snaps forwards with five quick, fittish sneezes, “hhTSxchew!-ktsxch! tsxg’t! ktsch-etschiew!”

“Bless you baby,” Sirius murmurs, watching as Remus wipes his hand with a tissue, scowling at the feeling of the spray against his palm.

Sirius stands up and walks over to the kitchen sink, grabbing a napkin and wetting it with warm water before folding it over three times. He makes his way back over to Remus, gently holding his boyfriend’s chin and tilting his head back.

Remus scowls, but doesn’t pull away from the touch.

“It’ll help Rem,” Sirius says softly, placing the wet cloth over Remus’s irritated eyes. Remus relaxes a little, finally feeling some trace of relief.

Unfortunately, the relief barely lasts. He snaps forwards suddenly, three sneezes tumbling out without any build up or warning.

“k’tSCHew! hhtschiew! hHk’gnzsch!”

Sirius manages to catch the wet napkin as it falls forwards, carefully refolding it as he murmurs, “bless you love,” and puts it back over Remus’s eyes.

Sirius frowns as Remus curls a finger under his nose, pressing it against the itchy appendage as his nostrils flare again.

“Is there anything else I can do to help?” He asks softly, knowing allergy tonics don’t work because of Remus’s lycanthropy.

“I just h-heh-have to wait it out,” Remus grumbles, keeping his finger held under his nose. Sirius nods in understanding, gently sifting his hand through Remus’s hair.

“Do you want to go back to bed? You might be more comfortable there,” Sirius suggests, clearly trying to make up for the fact that his shampoo triggered the reaction.

Remus sighs, taking the wet cloth off his eyes and looking up at Sirius, who has to restrain himself from cooing at his boyfriend’s obvious discomfort.

“I’m sorry love. I should’ve thought about your allergies before I bought a different type of shampoo,” Sirius apologizes with a frown.

Remus shakes his head, standing up and offering Sirius his hand, “It’s fine. I was already sneezing this morning anyways,” he dismisses.

Sirius accepts Remus’s hand, realizing why Remus had been out of bed so early and cursing himself for not putting that together sooner.

“You don’t have to get out of bed when you’re sneezy, love. I don’t mind,” he says, noting how Remus’s lip curls into a slight scowl. He always disliked Sirius calling him “sneezy”, finding it incredibly embarrassing.

“I know,” Remus says simply, pulling Sirius up out of his seat and towards their bedroom. Sirius rolls his eyes at Remus’s stubbornly dismissive answer, but he allows himself to be pulled towards their bedroom.

Remus pauses in the doorway as his nose twitches again, bringing his free hand up to cover his nose as his breath hitches again.

“ngxt! h’NgXxt! heh..hhHn’zgNck!”

“Bless you love”

Remus manages to stifle the triple, but they give him little to no relief. Sirius guides him over to the bed and he slumps down, burying his face in his hands.

Remus remains sneezy for the rest of the morning and well into the afternoon, only getting some relief after he showers and takes some muggle allergy pills. Sirius stays with him the whole time, blessing each fit- much to Remus’s annoyance- and holding him close.

sorry for any grammatical mistakes or spelling errors! i wrote most of this after smoking so it might not make much sense, but i wanted to post something lol

i have another w/olfstar fic in the works, but feel free to send any prompts or hcs :)

[reggieblackthepoet]

Hello,

My name is Regulus Black

I’m a Slytherin

I’m 16

He/Him

Gay

Likes: reading, being alone, art museums, the color green, libraries, poetry

Dislikes: my parents, annoying people, homophobes, transphobes, racists, loud noises, probably you (the person reading this post)

My acquaintances:

Sirius, my annoying brother: @im-a-not-so-sirius-star

Barty, very unhinged: @barty-not-bartemius

Evan, more tolerable than Barty: @driedoutrose

Remus, an ok Gryffindor: @rj-mo0ny-lupin

James Potter, my amazing boyfriend: @heres-ur-daily-dose-of-prongsie

Marlene, slightly interesting: @ur-fave-rockstar-girl

Peter, is called “wormtail” by his friends (sort of weird?): @wormtail-pete

Pandora, my best friend: @pandadoraa

Lily, generally a good person: @lily-pad-love

Dorcas, very cool one of my closest friends: @cassie-meadowes

Emmeline: @aunty-emms-emporium

Mary: @mary-macdonald1

Sybill: @sybilances

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[jqmalikhsgib]

bloom

four

eddie hates waking up at the ass crack of dawn! though over the last few years he’s use to it, doesn’t mean he likes it. he knew the price of being a rockstar though.

eddie’s willing to sacrifice his sleep schedule to make it big time. he also just misses his family. the band had left for new york three nights ago. he missed the sound of laughter from his babies, the smell of yn perfume, even missed his soon to be father in law banging on their door at god knows what hour.

he couldn’t wait to see them in just a few more days. eddie made sure to call yn as soon as he could. he knew she’d be busy tending to the kids. he still made it his mission to talk to them every single day!

last night he almost cried himself to sleep. lunaria has always been a daddy’s girl. she didn’t want to let her daddy get off the phone. she cried and cried until eddie sung her to sleep. he almost left right then and there to go cuddle his baby! yn had to talk him out of it.

eddie grabs his cell and immediately dialed yn number.

“hello?”

“you still asleep love?”

“no.” she states quickly.

eddie frowns. he could tell something was wrong.

“baby, is everything okay?”

“mhm.”

eddie didn’t believe her.

“miss hopper?”

eddie listens closely and hears a little bit of noise in the background.

“mama?” lily whines.

“shh, im here baby. its okay.”

“yn, what is going on?!”

yn sighs. “lily’s running a fever. had to take her to the hospital.”

eddie sits up in a frantic.

“what?! when?”

eddie looks at the time.

“babe, its nothing to worry about. she’s okay.”

“baby, im coming home!”

“ed—”

“yn! you’re at the hospital for god sakes!”

yn sighs. “eddie, i promise she’s okay. the doctors prescribing her some medicine! she’ll be better this afternoon.”

eddie runs his finger through his hair. he keeps forgetting its shorten. 

“may i at least talk to her?”

yn scoffs. “sure, if you wanna hear nothing but snot and baby language.” yn tries to cheer him up. unfortunately the only thing that would make him happy is being there with his family.

“daddy wants to talk to you, baby.”

“dada?” lily points to the phone.

yn puts the phone on speaker. “you’re on speaker, babe.”

“lily, how’s my girl doing?”

“sick.”

eddie could see her pouting.

“i know baby. im sorry! i promise when i get home, daddy’s gonna give you lots and lots of cuddles angel.”

she babbles. eddie smiles sadly.

“love you so much, lily-pad! you’re my angel.”

“wuv, dada.”

eddie heart soars. yn takes the phone off speaker. “im sorry i didn’t tell you. i just—”

“baby, i need to know these things, okay? i know you’re just trynna help, i do, and i appreciate it so much, my love. its just—it stresses me out even more when i don’t know. you and the kids, they come first! fuck the music. my family is first, always.” eddie states.

“im sorry.”

eddie sighs. “where are my other babies?”

“with uncle steve.”

“call me when you get home, okay? wanna make sure you’re all okay!”

“okay, eds! i love you.”

eddie will never get tired of hearing her say those three little words. “i love you, baby.”

“eddie, its time to go!”

“go ahead rockstar! ill talk to you soon.”

“bye, beautiful.” eddie ends the call soon after.

[warriorscend]

@asktheevilgeniusesson xxx

“Dont apologize, Cherry. Theres no harm or dishonor done, promise.” The jackal assured in a soft tone, shaking his fur out softly. “I dont know every custom of my own, but i remember what i myself was taught. I was simply just trying to help you out, which, i apologize for not asking first. That was where i went wrong by just doing so on an impulse.” Infinite spoke gently, carefully. Understanding the other in some sense. They werent keen on each-others customs and tradition, it was a small hurdle they’d get over eventually, if the echidna didnt abandon him beforehand that was. He wouldnt blame him if that was the case. Afterall, he struggled sometimes to see why the guardian would want a lowlife mercenary around him. But he supposed he was just kept around for his ability to find things with his strong snooter. Wouldnt be the first or last time he was used for his skills rather then companionship. The jackal gave a soft hum as he turned to follow the other, staring over the pool with a tilt of his head. It was wonderful yes, but he was always usually bathed in a ‘tub’ as his parents called it- atleast when he was younger. That since had been a luxury he could no longer afford, but simple to say he was alittle confused at first. Confusions washing away when he hears the echidna speak. “Yes, it is, actually. We didnt really.. use watersources like these however. But, im not one to turn down a free bath without paying a shitton of money for it.” It was odd how their travels hardly ever called for the need for currency. But he wasnt one to complain. After being sure to take his shoes off so they were dry when he climbed out- the jackal slowly moved to climb into the water. Considering he wasnt as tall as the echidna he had to float there rather then just stand and such so he wouldn’t dip under. Ofcourse, he kept a respectful distance from the other unless spesifically asked for the closeness. And, so he could softly wade his paws around in the water without kicking or prodding the echidna so he could keep himself afloat. He wouldn’t lie, though- this felt amazing. As seen by how his body quickly relaxed and let himself float there in bliss. “Hhmmmhhh we really should’ve gone swimming more when i was still young- this feels amazing, surprisingly..” the jackal wondered outloud in a gentle tone.

His muzzle wrinkles once more at the odd choice of a nickname that he's yet to confront the jackal about. Usually the conversation at hand distracts him from doing so, so he can only imagine his cutthroat company finds the substitution acceptable by lack of protest on the echidna's part. Much as the tendency irks him, now doesn't seem like the best time to question it when they have both spoken earnestly and with softened authenticity of customs relevant to their own understanding of the world and one another.

"It is fine. Professions of your making do not exactly come with the holding back of impulses." Mercenary work, that is. "Such is the case of warriors." He admits, a shrug to complete his short act of commiseration.

The water is cooler than this particular patch of jungle's muggy surroundings, and he takes a moment once submerged to bask in the sudden change in temperature. Echidnas run hot regardless of the environment, so the soak is almost a necessary detour despite his claims that it was just to clean up from the fight. Under the murk, tense quills begin to relax and fan apart to allow the chill in the water to seep in and reach the patches fur in between that so rarely receives attention. A grumble of an exhale causes bubbles from around where his muzzle has dipped under when he recalls his grievance from earlier, and the amethyst flash of his gaze snaps open to observe the jackal's nearby bobbing, the ripples from his subtle splashes bumping against the echidna's chest when he straightens back up, chin and dread ends dripping.

"You know of me," he remarks whilst pushing a large lily pad that keeps drifting in to his bathing space off to the side with a sweep of his arm. From what he'd heard in passing anyways, the mercenary had even witnessed some of the fights he'd taken apart in, still a child back in the volcano district. "And yet you insist on referring to me as anything but. This is either a tactic with which I am most unfamiliar with, or you have a poorer memory than you realize."

He sounds more perplexed than annoyed, truthfully, but then he's finally relaxed into the water to kick up too much of a fuss. Not even when he feels Infinite bump his leg under the water does he offer more than an indifferent scoff, his eyes closed and none the wiser of the jackal's actual proximity from him and how it made the exchange between submerged limbs nigh impossible.

[z0mbieb0ybyersblog]

How Lily Evans met the Marauders

pairing: none really but slight wolfstar (if you squint)

warnings: sweet tooth aching fluff

word count: 1k

ao3 tags: This is a funny short, How Do I Tag, Modern Era, Marauders, light wolfstar, best Lily Evans and Remus Lupin friendship, Best Friends, sweet tooth aching fluff

summary:

the chaotic telling of how Lily Evans met the true (animagus) Marauders

originally posted on ao3

RING. RING. RING.

Remus pulled his phone out of his pocket. “Hey, Lily, Id love to chat, but right now isn’t a good time.”

”Remus wa-“ Lily said before Remus hung up on her.

RING. RING. RING.

“Lily-“ Remus Started as he answered the phone again but was cut off. “Remus! I need your help!” She said urgently. “Oh, merlin is everything okay?” he asked, now feeling bad he had hung up on her before.

”Well, uh, I was driving home , and there was this black dog in the middle of the road rolling around, and I pulled over, and It jumped in my car! And I don’t know what to do 'cause there was a stag following it, and now I'm pulled over on the side of the road with a dog in my car and stag trying to get in it too, ” Lily hurriedly explained.

“A black dog? And a stag..?” Remus asked

”Yeah”

Remus sighed before he replied, “Lily, is there a chance also a rat with them?”

“A rat? No, no rat- OH MERLINS BEARD , THERE IS A RAT!” Lily cried out.

”Lily, can you send me your location.” Remus asked. “Okay..”

“Okay, I’ll be there soon,” Remus said, hanging up the phone.

A couple of hours before Lily had called, Remus was out with the other marauders having a few drinks, but a few turned into many, and many turned into a lot, especially for James and Sirius, and when the twos drunk singing got them eventually kicked out of the bar for the night Remus was stuck paying their bills.

Remus was inside paying the bill when Peter rushed inside, stammering that James and Sirius had run off, and Remus knew they were in their animagus forms because this was not the first time they had done this; Remus told Peter he should try his best to go off where they went as Remus went searching by car; Petter agreed and transformed into his animagus and ran off.

Remus was twenty minutes into his search for the drunken idiots when he got Lily's frantic call and immediately figured his friends had found her before he found them.

—

Lily was now waiting for Remus to show up; she had no clue what was happening. All she knew was there was a stray black dog in her back seat and a stag trying to join it with a rat on its back.

"Oh, come on, please get out of my car. I just want to go home." Lily whined, trying to get the dog out of the car.

While Lily had her focus on the dog, the stag thankfully stopped trying to get into the car, but unluckily, James transformed back into his human self. "Come on Pad- Padfoot, let's go find- uh.. Remus!" James said drunkenly, stumbling over his words. "James- Oh, Merlin James!" Lily said in shock to see her friend now there. "James, thank goodness you're here- wait, where did the stag go?" She asked, looking around and seeing the stag was now nowhere in sight. "Don't be silly, Lily. I'm right here." James laughed.

"James, you're not-" "Yes, I am! Lily, you're so funny!" James laughed, cutting off his friend, "James.. what are you saying?" Lily asked.

"Im an animagus!" James shouted with the biggest grin, but Lily was shocked at what he was saying. "Prongs, you're not supposed to tell anyone!" Sirius laughed from Lily's back seat, and Lily was again surprised to see yet another one of her friends was an animagus. "You- But- No, no way, you can't tell me you two are animagus, there's no way! Next thing you're going to say to me that the rat is- is like Peter or something," Lily stammered, looking at the two boys.

"Well, actually, Lily," A voice said from behind her, and when Lily turned around, she was stunned to see Peter; at that moment, Remus finally showed up, and when he got out of the car, he saw his three friends in non-animagus form surrounding Lily who was deep in thought trying to piece together what was happening.

"Moony!" Sirius shouted, rushing over to Remus to pull him into a hug, and Lily was drawn out of her thoughts. "Remus- I- Did you know? Wait, don't tell me you're a-" Lily asked but was cut off. "Yes, I did know, but no, I'm not an animagus," Remus explained. "Yeah! He's not an animagus; he's a werewolf!" James laughed, and Remus' jaw clenched.

"Peter, can you help these drunk buffoons to the car," Remus asked; Peter nodded, helping the two to the car.

"Remus-" "Look, Lily.. what James said was true, but I promise I didn't want this, and I would never hurt you or anyone. But Lily, I hope you can look at me the same," Remus explained with a lump in his throat; Lily looked at him softly cause she knew he meant it; plus, she knew how he truly was. Remus Lupin was one of the best people she knew; she wished he would realize that.

"Oh, Remus.." Lily said softly as she made her way over to Remus to pull him into a hug. "Remus, I would never view you differently; you are my best friend, and I love you and I will always be there for you, I promise," Lily spoke, and Remus almost started tearing up as he hugged her back.

HONK--

"Moons, moony, lovely moon, love of my life-" Sirius said, honking the cars horn as he also tried to climb out of the car's window, but Peter pulled him back inside.

"Well, I should get going; I gotta bring Peter and drunk dumb and dumber home," Remus said, pulling out of the hug. "Okay.." Lily said as Remus turned to walk away. "Remus, wait!' Lily yelled, and Remus spun around. "Yeah?" "When dumb and dumber wake up with a hangover, wanna go out for coffee so somebody can explain the animagus thing to me?" Lily asked. "Sure," Remus said with a smile.

"Well then.. good night Remus."

"Good night Lily."

[lottiepumpkinofficial]

day 3

chap’s 6,7,8

are we ready?

i’m sat drinking literally the best hot chocolate i’ve ever had while reading today so i’ll probably be in a particularly good mood

i need someone who will hug me as enthusiastically as lola

i love lola, she’s so underrated

i kinda want a version of up from anis perspective like that new twilight book. i feel like it would be so interesting to dig into her psyche and what’s going on in her brain, bc we can assume some things once we find out about saskia, but there’s so many little details and things we never fully get to see

this is so random and i’m probably the only person who’d think of this but micky offers lottie a lollipop- presumably a stripy one- and lottie takes it. often lollipop colouring has carmine (bugs) in it, but lottie doesn’t seem fussed so do you think tompkins is entirely vegetarian?

“childhood friends” mmm sure

okay i know lottie not knowing what partizans are is meant to show how out of place she feels, but it kinda also shows that these kids are a little bit out of touch for assuming everyone knows what they are- i mean they’re specifically relevant to rich and important people, and i know at this point they’re all kids but dude it’s lottie’s first day and they’re assuming either everyone knows what they do or that lottie is also rich. maybe im overthinking this

if i could draw i would draw the three house mothers looking like goddesses (like the princesses in she ra style) next to professor croak as a baked bean

also i regularly forget his name because in my head he is straight up just called baked bean man

honestly baked bean man is such a vibe- stands there letting incredible women be incredible and then just smiles and leaves

once again binah is making sure lottie is up to date with info and doesn’t make her feel bad about it. i love all the binahs in the world

“i wonder if i’ll ever meet one” you already have dear lottie

“i know your secret” and boom, we have stepped fully into our story. i love that this comes right at the end of a chapter, particularly a chapter with a lot of just talking and descriptions because it’s like a mini slap in the face to remind you this is not just a story of a girl at a prestigious school

also once again, we have foreshadowing of lottie’s heritage- this time without even the person who wrote it truly knowing. also “the company of wolves” - lottie is in the company of ‘wolves’ without even knowing it at this point ahhh it’s just so clever when you look really deeply

of all the things to choose from the breakfast she grabs a piece of toast? not even a croissant or something that you can still eat on the go??

okay as much as i’m lottie, im also very ms kuma. actually i think connie must have secretly stalked me while writing the books /j

“‘Holy chocolate biscuit!’” best line

ugh maths class flashbacks i’m so glad i never have to do maths classes again

i wanna hear people’s theories about the red dragonfly and the frog. since red is conch- resolute-brave, maybe it’s suggesting lottie’s struggling to be brave

or maybe ani is the “delicate red dragonfly”, and this whole princess business is hurting her

also the dragonfly is on a lily pad, which we now know to be symbolic of lottie and her heritage

“the dragonfly is generally associated with the symbolic meaning of transformation” - googled

so change has come to lottie and it’s been eaten. i suppose on a simpler level it mostly symbolises her struggles with moving to rosewood

anyway, we’ve now got tension on a few levels and it’s starting to amp up a little- ellie has a surprise, there’s the “present”, lottie feels out of place and now people think she’s a princess. once you get to this point in the book you’re not putting it down, from here on out there’s a question for every answer and new threads to follow. we are the dragonfly, and connie glynn is the frog