#it just. works

[rockingrobin69]

just works

They play Cranium with Ron and Hermione on Friday, and the little card says Harry has to sculpt Wembley stadium from playdough. For some reason his mind goes to Wimbledon, and he makes what sort of doesn’t look at all like a tennis court: Draco blinks at it, nods, and says, Wembley.

They get the point, and Hermione loses her absolute marbles. “How,” she keeps asking, louder and louder with every glass of wine, “did you both make the same mistake, the opposite way?”

Harry just shrugs. Doesn’t quite know how to explain that they’re both the same kind of weird, but in opposite ways, that they make all the mistakes all the time and still somehow manage to understand each other. Draco’s smile sparkles with mischief, and he keeps coming up with half-arsed theories about mental connection and soul mates and bees and ants that regurgitate knowledge, but it was a total accident, and he knows it too. They’re just like that when they’re together: somehow it works. Hermione doesn’t quite forgive them even when she wins the game for spelling ‘obnoxious’ backwards, but she smiles when Ron shrugs, when he gives her that look.

“That’s Harry and Malfoy for you,” he says, and she laughs and nods, conceding the point (but still sore about the point).

On their way home, Draco leans his head on Harry’s shoulder. “My father used to watch tennis. He hated Andy Murray, but I always suspected it’s because he fancied his arse.”

Harry chokes on surprise-laughter. “Vernon and Dudley watched a lot of footie.” There’s silence for a while.

“I despise football,” Draco says.

“Yeah, tennis is boring.”

They look at each other, not much else to say. Harry’s smiling when he takes his hands, fingers threading together. Yeah, all right. That’s them.

(Flufftober day 18. Find the soft AO3 collection here).

[boghags]

are we collectively just not gonna talk about Dutch’s Fatherless Behavior or-

[arisveah]

yk this has been stuck in my head for days now. bc i think false would win, like. immeadiatly. and if she does, what do we call her??? i mean we could call her Falcon if we start allowing satellites and rockets to enter the celestial theme. she kinda gives off astronaut vibes- like, if she entered the games she would definitely feel like someone who got issekaid. we could call her the astronaut.

the false essay is going well

[omegaverse-anesthesiologist]

why is ao3 is blocked on the hospital wifi????

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[ilona-mushroom]

Not socialist in a “I won’t have to work” type of way but socialist in a “I’ll still be working but I won’t be worried I won’t make the rent” type of way. In a “billions won’t be hoarded by one person” type of way. In a “janitors, fast-food workers, child care workers, preschool teachers, hotel clerks, personal care and home health aides, and grocery store cashiers, will live comfortably” type of way. In a “the sick and elderly will be cared for” type of way. In a “no child should work” type of way.

[apollos-boyfriend]

i was cuddling with my boyfriend last night when his shoulder started tensing up (like he was readjusting or gently pushing me off) and when i asked him if he was okay or needed me to move or something he went “no you’re fine, i was just imagining myself pulling a large rope. i didn’t even realize my shoulder was doing that lmao” then refused to elaborate and i have never been as attracted to him as i was in that moment.

[bonesandthebees]

one of the most infuriating things about becoming an adult is when you realize that it actually is 10x easier to solve problems by making a phone call vs literally any other communication method

[hansoeii]

butch wolverine, anyone?

[12neonlit-stage]

you're allowed to discuss and work together, reblog for a higher sample size or something

You have 1 week, good luck!

[markwateneymemorialcrater]

Please note. The orange one is not included because A. He isn’t a billionaire. And B. Calling him obnoxious is too kind for him.

[ered]

Here’s my take on the whole audio books vs. reading:

Oral tradition of storytelling predates written ones by millennias, and honestly, which one you like is just a personal preference.

The actual difference is

when listening, you have no idea how to write characters’ names

when reading, you have no idea how to pronounce characters’ names

hope this helps!

[whaledocboi]

ai generated images make me increasingly sad and tired the more i see them in more and more casual contexts. i dont know how to explain, but it just fills the world with a bunch of nothing. no matter how visually stunning the pictures might be, there's nothing behind it for me. no dedication, no emotions, no feelings, no hard work or creativity, nothing i can truly think about, admire or enjoy. i dont think thats how art is supposed to be

[thelaurenshippen]

watching bridgerton and obviously there were a lot of things wrong with the way socializing has worked in the past, but honestly the idea of a "calling hour" is so appealing. office hours for friendship. you can show up unannounced at my home between 1 and 3pm. you must leave by 3pm. I may give you a pastry. lets bring that back

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.