#magician!darcy

[aethelfred]

@archangelslaybriel

[theficlistpodcast]

...I'm not even a little bit sorry, tbh 😂 (As always, check the tags before reading!)

[dwrogue]

Quotes from the novelisation

So the Target novelisation is out! Highly recommend it, an extremely good time that somehow gives us a ton of backstory on Rogue while also still leaving things very open for fic.

A selection of quotes I highlighted on my way through:

The Doctor being horrendously into Rogue

The Doctor was now walking in the gardens with Rogue beside him, his new favourite brooding stranger.

He looked back at Rogue, walking, brooding (of course), and had to remind himself that this was an interrogation, not a date.

Sure, the Doctor couldn’t deny, Rogue was incredibly handsome.

The Doctor was suddenly very conscious that their hands were almost touching.

Rogue grabbed the Doctor’s arm and moved him with ease to the middle of the small metal pieces. ‘Stand there.’ The bounty hunter’s strong, the Doctor thought. Confirmed.

The Doctor could already feel people starting to turn and whisper but his focus wasn’t on that. All he was thinking about was Rogue. Rogue’s hand on his shoulder, his chest. Rogue’s eyes locked with his as the pair of them turned and twirled across the floor.

More below the cut: some of these get very spoilery including for the very end of the book, so don't click if you don't want to know.

Rogue being horrendously into the Doctor

His gorgeous brown eyes beamed up at Rogue from the middle of the crowd. For the first time in a long time, Rogue felt that jolt of electricity when you meet that person. That next person who might be the one to change your life.

the main thing that impressed him was how stylish it all was. How well placed and how welcoming. Rogue had only known the Doctor for one night, but it was clear this ship was perfectly made for the person who travelled in it.

‘I know.’ Rogue smiled at the kind, brilliant, amazing man in front of him.

Rogue felt another jolt of that electricity as their arms almost touched.

He wondered how long he would have with this new and wonderful stranger, and then also why he was troubling himself with the thought at all.

He’d not been asking the Doctor for marriage, but for some simple commitment. A sign he should stay longer than this one adventure. To see those worlds he’d promised. At least for a little while. Now he couldn’t stop wondering how much of their connection was real and how much had been for show.

Socially anxious king

It was then that Rogue emotionally left his body and started panicking a good 50 feet above the scene playing out below.

‘So, have you known the Duchess long?’ It was here that Rogue hoped the Doctor was his bounty because his small talk game was not his best quality.

Usually, the imaginary conversations Rogue had with [Art] were when he was alone in the ship but in moments of crisis sometimes, he would imagine him, a life raft in a sea of social interaction nightmares.

‘Can’t I storm off alone?’ said Rogue. ‘I would rather not talk in front of this many people.’

I had to stop and compose myself for a minute

‘Don’t blame me! De Lacaille chose them! Great astronomer, bad with names.’ Then he smiled cheekily. ‘But if it’s romance you’re after? He also named those stars there the pump, the chisel and Norma.’ Okay, he was flirting now. Ruby would be furious with him if this silly side quest was what got him killed.

‘Not what I’m after,’ replied Rogue, his tone back to matter-of-fact but his face blushing a little.

["the pump"]

**

Rogue had met many dreamers and magicians in his travels. It was surprising how many had bounties on their heads; he immediately recalled quite a complicated winter with Houdini.

[...WHAT. Was this the winter after the Doctor's long hot summer?? What a year Houdini had.]

**

On the banks of the pond, the pair of them dragged themselves out. Rogue’s shirt was stuck to his body; the Doctor’s was the same. They were both drenched through. They looked at each other and laughed. ‘Okay, Ruby was right, this is a bit Mr Darcy.’

[I know the odds of this having been filmed are almost zero, nobody's letting Jonathan risk his voice jumping into a pond in Britain at night in May, but #releasetheherroncut]

**

[Rogue imagines a letter in which his dead love Art gives a potential new relationship his blessing] Please give him a hug from me and do not name a child or dog in my memory when you move in together. A cactus is fine, though. [Almost put this in 'Rogue is horrendously into him' but the 'WHEN you move in together' had me putting the book down for a second. Also that Rogue is contemplating what they should or should not name their future dog OR CHILD.]

Just pure romance

[on seeing the ship] Oh, Rogue, he thought. What happened, love?

**

Rogue just stared in awe, taking in the Doctor, all of them. ‘You’re beautiful,’ he said.

**

Rogue slowly opened his arms, and the Doctor fell into them and sobbed. ‘I’m sorry,’ Rogue said over and over.

**

Rogue looked into the Doctor’s eyes and knew that he would never stop caring. Could never stop wanting to help, to fight, to go on. That was who he was. The Doctor let go of Rogue’s hand and climbed in through the window, and Rogue did what he knew he would do for ever.

Follow him.

**

Then he stepped forward and wrapped the Doctor in his arms and kissed him. It was a soft, passionate kiss, full of promise. The moment was tender. Romantic. It was theirs.

**

As he fell, his mind had one, clear thought. Worth every second.

**

The Doctor just kept smiling, keeping his eyes on the sky. ‘At least we got to live and love together a bit. Exist.’

**

Of all the timelines they could both have inhabited, Rogue was grateful that their eyes had met on this one. What a great surprise that had been from the universe. Yes, right now, he was lonely, but time wasn’t linear, and this was his favourite thing about it. Rogue was sitting in this cave, but he was also walking with the Doctor in the garden, he was laughing with Art in the Yossarian, he was falling from a building, he was running from one memory of his life to another. All at once.

Rogue was in the Doctor’s arms, spinning around and around, for ever.

[something-nunholy]

Realised I've never actually made a post stating any of this, but these are the planets I think the Trix are from:

Icy: Icy is from Dyamond which is in the Dragon's Realm. It is a sister planet to Domino, but where Domino is lush and verdant from the remnant power of the Great Dragon, Dyamond has always been cold and charged with negative energy because it was the first to feel the impact of the void of positive energy left after the Dragon's slumber. The surge of negative energy meant that Belladonna was the first ever witch, as the hatred and suffering she experienced when the Dragon's Fire no longer kept her people warm vibrated at the same frequency as the negative energy in the atmosphere. Dyamond is located further out from the central sun of the Dragon's Realm to Domino, so where Domino is always warm from the sun, Dyamond is always cold. It is a wealthy planet and shockingly fertile, despite its constant frost - its main export is gemstones. Like Domino, it holds onto its traditions but keeps up with modern developments. Dyamond does have its own language but very few speak it - Common became the dominant language of Dyamond 250 years before Icy's birth. The Royal Family of Dyamond has always been stable and can trace their lineage directly back to Belladonna, who always bestows her power onto one of the Royal Daughters. Their patron god is Belladonna of the Ancestral Coven. I'm still figuring out a lot about Dyamond and how, exactly, it falls.

Darcy: Darcy is from a small moon in the Solarian System. Whilst Solaria is known for its three suns that cast the planet in almost eternal day (they receive two hours of nighttime at the most, and yes, the suns orbit Solaria), the Solarian system beyond the planet proper comprises of two dwarf planets and many moons (hence why Stella can say with confidence that she is the fairy of the Sun AND Moon). The most notable of these moons is Noxus, which is located furthest out from Solaria. It is notable because it appears to be suspended in perpetual night. Noxus is the inverse of Solaria: Noxus' day lands for as long as Solaria's night; Solaria is populated mostly by light magicians whilst Noxus' Court of Night accepts anybody with a dark aura; Solaria values virtue and moralist whilst Noxus cares for nothing but power. It is here that Liliss - the second ever witch - came to control the shadows. It is a cutthroat Court where sister would kill sister just for a slightly shinier pot to piss in. The Royal Family, whilst always a descendant of Liliss (if not by blood then by marrying somebody with even the remotest trace of godly blood in them), is not as set in stone as in Dyamond and there is no respect for authority or tradition. Power is all. Liliss is the only Ancestral Witch with the power of prophecy and she uses it to predict who the most suited for her power will be (this is a power she also uses for Belladonna and Tharma, only one of which actually listens - guess who; it is also this power which allows the Ancestors to foresee their own fall and store their whole power in newer vessels - Icy, Darcy and Stormy - Tharma did not listen, again, and so Stormy was born a year later when Tharma was certain of the signs - Tharma's star also aligns with Belladonna and Liliss' a year after the first two align) and she does not discriminate based on blood preference because whomever she chooses is immediately elevated into the heir apparent status and their family becomes ruling elite. She loves the drama. The most daring choice she preferred was a young warlock from the poor district in 11927 ADS. Noxus had become complacent and favouring a male was unheard of because they struggle to control the entire weight of positive or negative energy (there are notable biological differences in witches and fairies that allow them to handle this - this is all to do with the Great Dragon but in summary fairies have hollow bones and wings that grow beneath the skin (like teeth in gums) whilst witches' brains form differently and their blood/bone marrow/nerves behave differently -- sorcerers tend to only have differently formed brains and nerve changes but it is rare that they can hold power themselves, hence they common use of a staff, wand or incantation). The only thing problematic about Darcy was the timing of her birth, at the collapse of the Witches' dominance. Her parents were overthrown and she became a common puppet child queen (think Snow White in Mirror Mirror). The Winx Universe's version of Machiavelli's The Prince was written on Noxus for Princess Darcy. They are, being in the Solarian System, a VERY modern planet - the ancient hissing tongue of Noxus was unpopular only half a millenia after Liliss' ascension and they speak Common. Noxian is essentially a dead language. Noxus' main trade is in intelligence and political advice, although they say there is no charlatan more esteemed and less trustworthy than a Noxian goodsman. They import most of their foodstuff from Solaria, who is legally bound by a diplomatic treaty from 11312 ADS to ensure that Noxus does not go hungry, as the land is not very fertile but they do farm livestock. Their patron goddess is Lilith of the Ancestral Coven. Noxus is the only planet that is still active and as it has always been in the current Winx timeline (although Darcy is not especially fond).

Stormy: Stormy is from the other side of Andros in, you guessed it, the Andrean System. Andros is the only planet in the system with any landmass - the rest are entirely submerged and populated only by mermaids. The planet of Andros has always been split into two, both geographically and in terms of conflict. One one side of the planet is the larger landmass - Aisha/Layla's Andros - and on the other side is referred to as the Black Seas where there is a series of rocky islands, which is Tharma and Stormy's Andros. On these islands there has historically been settlements of Tribes of Weather Witches, the most powerful and influential being the original tribe of Tharma. Andros was, before Tharma's ascension as the third original witch, an inhospitable and infertile land. There were only seas from which they could fish and fishing inevitably brought on the ire of the merpeople, so they had to fight and fish to survive. Tharma's development of weather magic made the land more fertile and, as a consequence, Weather Witches developed very strong connections with early farmers, a symbiotic relationship that continued up until the massacre of Weather Witches in 12010 ADS. This is why the farmers developed the Rain Dance that Aisha/Layla learned and why it is so effective against Stormy (although there is also the traditional Dance of the Rain Bringers but Stormy is the last person alive to know how to perform it and doesn't really understand what it is for except that it is a tradition). There is almost always a storm over the Black Seas, but when the clouds open up the sun is hot as can be (Stormy's skin, whilst still very pale, has a permanent tan from the weather and also... her freckles :D). The witches are mostly farmers and live relatively quiet lives except for the constant civil wars of Andros. There has always been some kind of skirmish, if not between the Witches and the Merpeople, then the Merpeople and the Mainlanders, or the Witches and the Mainlanders, or all three at once. It is a very unsafe planet. It is the most traditional realm of any of the main six realms in the Magical Dimension. They still speak Andrean (like the Mermaid in 3x01), with dialects differing between the rural Andreans on the Black Seas, the High Andreans of the upper classes, Mermaid Andrean and Mainland Andrean. The difference is usually in more technical terms and the etymological roots of regions. Aisha and Stormy are bilingual queens <3. The Mainland (other side) has always been given preference over the Weather Witches in every sense and their regency is recognised diplomatically as the rulers of the island (this caused one of the wars). They try to modernise a little for diplomatic purposes, but all the marks of modernity are badges of wealth. Education on the mainland is exclusively for the upper echelons so speaking Common is considered a sign of good breeding. The Weather Witches have a 'seek and you shall find' policy on education - if you want to speak common, just ask! However, very few do (mostly those who are going off world, whether to study at Cloud Tower or to engage in the Ancestral Witches' sacred war). There is a very regimented class system in the Andrean Mainland. The acknowledged patron god of Andros is the Great Dragon although the Weather Witches and Merpeople have seperate gods (the Black Seas patron is Tharma of the Ancestral Coven).

[dinahdelightful]

i think Darcy would be a magician doing death defying acts— they cant die, so why would any of the assistants they hire? Theyre just being lazy, nobody wants to work these days.

the general (everyone calls swap au will the general may as well follow suit), with his past in the military, is able to avoid Darcy’s affectionate attempts on his life. When not regularly avoiding death or humoring Darcy’s strange new fixation, he’s on the hunt for Mark. He took his friends from him.

[rinadfproductions]

So tbh I've always liked fnaf and I've always liked the concept of robot mascots having lore. I may not know the whole lore of fnaf but one I do hate about it is that they lowkey do have potential but messes it up time to time. So hey? Why not do my own fnaf lore, okay lore dump time!

(This is the vibe I wanted to give, this series is HEAVILY inspired by FNAF: Security Breach and Sister Location)

LIESELOTTE: CIRCUS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX is an entertainment complex owned by CircusTechies company. They're the number one children's entertainment company, expanding their creativity and their knowledge for AI (a.k.a CyberClowns as they're called) as they have rebranded again and again over the years. They're also a highly independent company leaving the CyberClowns to work on their own as LCEC has very little human staff members but a lot of CyberClowns.

The main mascot is Lottie the Ringmaster accompanied with the other mascot performers.

The Arieal Artist; Bertha the bird and Gary the Elephant. The contortion; Octavia the Ostrich. The Tightrope Walkers; Clownerina the Doll and Mony the Monkey. The Conjoined Twins/Jugglers; Haze the Hare and Bunz the Bunny. The clowns; Giggle Dimples, Snoots Flops and Alfred Waldo. Then, the Stunt Perfomers; Poly, Pauline, Persephone and Percival.

Then there are the special's, The Freakshow Band; Beau the Butterfly, Sage the Spider, Sloane the Squirrel and Reese the Rat.

Clownpierce Restaurant and meet; Pablo the Pig, Calvin the Cow, Harper the Horse, Darcy the Deer and Clownpierce waitress bot.

There's also a daycare: Globy's Friends and Adventure Daycare meeting; Globy Globe, Rocko Rock, Starry Star, Clamy Clam, Kat Cat, Charles Clock, Candy Gumball, Manny Mannequin, Merchant Boar, Mia Microphone and Icille the Ice Queen. (Based off a show that the company revived)

Then don't forget about the side CyberClowns; Gretchen the Fortune Teller, Mark the Magician with his partner Butterscotch, Poligon, Axi the Axolotl and Penny the Penguin.

So that's all the characters I've made so far, if you do want more lore of them I'd be happy to give them some characterization and a story to tell. Who knows?

[lyliah7]

✨ The Winx Tarot ✨

I am currently designing a Rider-Waite tarot inspired by all the Winx club seasons (including S8 which I need to finish). I got the idea of making this tarot while rewatching S2 because the codex is in four parts, each associated with a keeper and a school/village, which fit perfectly with the four tarot suits

The Winx Tarot is made up of the 78 traditional cards and probably some additional ones knowing myself (edit: I was right, we have additional ones), I also plan on making a booklet, a box pattern and a tarot cloth (my goal is to be able to print my tarot and actually use it)

You will find some additional info and the full list of cards under the cut, I will add links to their WIP and final versions as I draw them :3

🦋 The Major Arcanas 🦋

They are based on major characters which fit the vibe of the card. They don't match a specific part of the codex but, like the codex, they represent power so their frame contains the codex itself

0 - The Fool: Kiko WIP I - The Magician: Musa II - The High Priestess: Daphne WIP III - The Empress: Queen Marion IV - The Emperor: King Oritel V - The Hierophant: King Erendor VI - The Lovers: Mike & Vanessa Peters WIP VII - The Chariot: Layla/Aisha VIII - Strength: Flora IX - The Hermit: Bloom X - The Wheel of Fortune: Darcy WIP XI - Justice: Icy XII - The Hanged Man: Tecna WIP XIII - Death: Lord Darkar WIP XIV - Temperance: Maia XV - The Devill: Diaspro XVI - The Tower: Stormy XVII - The Star: Stella XVIII - The Moon: Queen Luna XIX - The Sun: King Radius XX - Judgement: Nabu XXI - The World: The Galaxy

🏆 The Suit of Cups 🏆

It is based on Alfea and thus contains almost only Fairy teachers and students

Ace - Alfea II - ??? III - ??? IV - ??? V - Amaryl VI - ??? VII - ??? VIII - Princess Galathea IX - ??? X - Roxy Page - Concorda Knight - Griselda Queen - Faragonda King - Wizgiz

⭐ The Suit of Pentacles ⭐

It is based on Red Fountain and thus contains almost only Specialist teachers and students

Ace - Red Fountain II - ??? III - Brandon IV - Riven V - ??? VI - Timmy VII - Helia VIII - Sky IX - Thoren X - ??? Page - Athena Knight - Codatorta Queen - ??? King - Saladin

🗡️ The Suit of Swords 🗡️

It is based on Cloud Tower and thus contains almost only Witch teachers and students

Ace - Cloud Tower II - ??? III - ??? IV - ??? V - Lucy VI - Mirta VII - Selina VIII - ??? IX - ??? X - ??? Page - Discorda Knight - Zarathustra & Ediltrude Queen - Griffin King - Valtor

🪄 The Suit of Wands 🪄

It is based on Pixie Village and thus contains almost only pixies

Ace - Pixie Village II - Tune III - Chatta IV - Amore V - ??? VI - ??? VII - ??? VIII - Livy IX - Digit X - Piff Page - Ninfea Knight - Zing Queen - Lockette King - Jolly

🃏 Additional Cards 🃏

These are cards I thought important and really wanted to make

Dark Magic - The Ancestral Witches / The Trix Light Magic - The Company of Light / The Winx

??? means I don't know yet, feel free to give me ideas

[scarlet--wiccan]

There’s a (admittedly unverified) rumor that Orlando said the variant witch girl with the pink hair/purple outfit would be showing up in SW 6. But now we know she’s going to be on a team with the other new champions characters (and Justin Jin). Do you have any thoughts on this? I’m a little overwhelmed. I like the design enough but it seems like there’s so many young superheroes and especially magicians they’re all getting the short end of the stick rn

Before I get too far ahead of myself, I can confirm that Orlando teased that the character in question (pictured below) would appear in an upcoming issue of Scarlet Witch. It was on twitter, and I don't have the post saved-- it may have been deleted-- so you'll just have to take my word for it, but I definitely saw it.

I don't mind these characters being adapted into canon, but I definitely find them redundant and uninteresting. It is absolutely frustrating to see new characters come and go every few years, especially when these younger casts are where Marvel allots most of its token inclusivity. It's hard not to roll your eyes whenever a new crop of kids rolls in, while characters we met five or ten years ago are still waiting for their time in the sun.

For anyone who's not sure what we're talking about, last year, Marvel put out a collection of "New Champions" variant covers that were based loosely on the new Spider-Boy character. The idea was that artists would design hypothetical sidekicks or successors for existing heroes. These characters were not, initially, meant to be included in canon, however, several of them were introduced in the current Spider-Woman series as part of a team called the Alliance. It was later revealed that the kids were victims of HYDRA scientists who had given them artificial powers and false memories-- their hokey junior-Avenger personas, therefore, were illusions belying a much darker origin story. I thought that it was a clever way to justify the intentionally cartoonish, reductive character concepts while actually giving them depth and pathos.

This week at SDCC, Marvel presented promotional art teasing an upcoming story involving even more of these "New Champions" alongside the Alliance members and a few other recent characters like Kid Juggernaut. I expect that many of these characters will introduced individually over the next few months-- the blue-themed Ghost Rider in the center will be featured in October's Robbie Reyes special, and the pink-haired girl in the top left will allegedly appear in an upcoming issue of Scarlet Witch. If they stick to Spider-Woman's playbook and give the cast a believable reason for their copycat powers and getups, then I can buy into it.

Junior legacy characters are a harder sell than I think most people realize. Marvel's done it a few times, but most of these titles, like Young Avengers or Children of the Atom, subvert the premise by revealing that the kids aren't what they initially seem. Champions played it straigt, but it worked because it had a strong core cast of pre-existing characters. These "New Champions" need to change it up, or else they'll feel exactly like the cheap imitation they always have been.

As for Wanda-- I'm not really interested in giving her a new protogee when she's got two kids of her own, a young niece, Darcy, Holly, and a whole school full of students to pick from.

[ramonaflow]

10 TV Shows

Thanks for the tag @jesuisici33 🧡

Schitt's Creek

Shoresy

Letterkenny

The magicians

Hannibal

Supernatural

The Killing

Outer range

Stranger things

Succession

And special mention to Backpackers because I know it's ridiculous but I just love it

God that was so hard and I know I've missed some faves

Tagging @flowertrigger @a-noble-dragon @saraminia @rainbowcoloredpalmtrees @smblmn @beaiola @trickiwooao3 @jamilas-pen @chelle-68 @demora00 @wordthieve @njwoman @jettestar @olderthanyourmom @filet-o-feelings @mostlyinthemorning @mrs-f-darcy @stereopticons @smallumbrella369 @stargazer56 @alienajackson @characterassassination-at-9am @carolrain @tyfinn and anybody who wants to 🩷

[ultra-bitchlord]

Very happy to see you back. The conclusion to death's favourite was so good!

My favourite fic of yours is the one where Jason stays with the league and adops Jane and Darcy. I have a question, though. When Jason contacts Zatanna to help deage Darcy to his proper age, would he also have her hit Jane with a genderswap spell? While Jason would be 100% supportive if Jane took E, I think he would hate seeing his daughter using needles constantly, as it would cause him to relive his trauma with his mom, and Zatanna is right there. She could help Jane feel right immediately, you know? As a trans person, I'd say that I genuinely hated having to take my shots, and if there was a way to avoid that, then I would take it, and what better than a magician?

Can't wait to see what you do with this fic and all the rest!

That's actually a great idea! I haven't thought about it! I'll include that in the next chapter! Thanks for the idea <3 Now that you've talked about it, I have the same thoughts, Jason wouldn't like the idea of his kids having to be near needles so constantly! So Zatanna would be a good way to avoid that and have an immediate effect as well!

[adorajpg]

👯 FOR ELIRENA AND DARMIU CMON!!!!

send 👯 + a relationship, and I'll choose them matching halloween costumes / accepting !!

elijah & serena

ok ok listen,, barbie and ken but cowboy vers OR,,, maybe the skating one too i think they would Slay‼️

can also see gomez & morticia, or perhaps a cunty lil magician & rabbit duo

darcy & miu

robin & starfire... kermit & ms piggy... spiderman n mary jane ( OR gwen stacy, this is up to their pref)

[blushblushbear]

for my own fan bois I still have

Julian the Chef rat whose dialogue I need to punch up

Fritz the Violinist who is a deer

Eric the magician that is a dove

Oz the fortune teller who is an owl

And Diego the sad painter who I'm not sure what he's gonna be yet he's still a bit new (I knew at one point I think but MY DUMB ASS FORGOT TO WRITE HIM DOWN)

I also have the Professor character who I saw around online at some point as a concept for a dignified daddy character and my brain saw that and went SAY NO MORE (I think they were called Prof Darcy??? or something??? SOMEONE TELL ME WTF I SAW cause otherwise this man is gonna be named Darcy cause Jane Austin reference and also he'd be a peacock lol)

IDK why I'm saying all this GOOD NIGHT FRIENDS

[transbookoftheday]

The Grimoire of Grave Fates by Hanna Alkaf & Margaret Owen

Crack open your spell book and enter the world of the illustrious Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary. There's been a murder on campus, and it's up to the students of Galileo to solve it. Follow 18 authors and 18 students as they puzzle out the clues and find the guilty party.

Professor of Magical History Septimius Dropwort has just been murdered, and now everyone at the Galileo Academy for the Extraordinary is a suspect.

A prestigious school for young magicians, the Galileo Academy has recently undergone a comprehensive overhaul, reinventing itself as a roaming academy in which students of all cultures and identities are celebrated. In this new Galileo, every pupil is welcome—but there are some who aren't so happy with the recent changes. That includes everyone's least favorite professor, Septimius Dropwort, a stodgy old man known for his harsh rules and harsher punishments. But when the professor's body is discovered on school grounds with a mysterious note clenched in his lifeless hand, the Academy's students must solve the murder themselves, because everyone's a suspect. 

Told from more than a dozen alternating and diverse perspectives, The Grimoire of Grave Fates follows Galileo's best and brightest young magicians as they race to discover the truth behind Dropwort's mysterious death. Each one of them is confident that only they have the skills needed to unravel the web of secrets hidden within Galileo's halls. But they're about to discover that even for straight-A students, magic doesn't always play by the rules. . . .

Contributors include: Cam Montgomery, Darcie Little Badger, Hafsah Faizal, Jessica Lewis, Julian Winters, Karuna Riazi, Kat Cho, Kayla Whaley, Kwame Mbalia, L. L. McKinney, Marieke Nijkamp, Mason Deaver, Natasha Díaz, Preeti Chhibber, Randy Ribay, Tehlor Kay Mejia, Victoria Lee, and Yamile Saied Méndez

[littleshiz]

Eng: I would like to tell you a little about Valtor in my fanfiction.

Do you remember the end of the third season? How stupidly did Valtor win? I love and adore this villain and often resented that he was so stupidly leaked.

So I came up with my own version of fighting him and how he was defeated!

I called the war with him the "Fiery Month". Although the war lasted 1.5 years)

After being released from Omega, he almost killed Trix, as they strongly resembled his mothers... But he decided to use the witches for his own purposes.

He was motivated by hatred. Hatred of their mothers, creators. Self-loathing that he can't disconnect from them, do what he wants, not them.

In this state, he destroyed many planets and kingdoms. Some were able to recover, but... Unfortunately, many people died.

Alphea, the Red Fountain, the Cloud Tower fell under his power. Winx, the specialists and their allies created a resistance unit, where the best of the best were. But few people had any hope, especially Bloom.

At some point, the Trix escaped from Valtor, not wanting to die by his hand in another fit of anger, where he communicates with his creators. (They often talked to him, humiliated him, and the like).

Only Icy and Stormy continued their atrocities, but Darcy... She decided to help. I decided to tell you at what point it would be better to grab the magician and win.

The great blacksmith Hagen created special shackles that close the magic inside the wearer, preventing him from casting spells.

The resistance squad managed it. Bloom was the one who shackled Valtor, and then the nearest warriors knocked out the magician, since he was conscious and could still hurt someone.

Princess Bloom (the current queen of Domino and Eraklion), wanted to kill the magician, but could not. Not because she was afraid to kill someone, but because Valtor is immortal. He is recovering quickly. Even if you cut off his head, he will survive. It will recover.

Valtor was placed in the most guarded prison on the planet. To the Punishment Cell. There, the prisoners are in a small room all the time. They are being watched by five or six of the best warriors, who, if anything, will be able to stop the rebels. The prisoners are monitored 24/7, and no one will ever be able to escape from there.

At the moment, Valtor, almost thirty years in prison, is going crazy because of the voices of mothers. They hate him, they say that they should have killed him, not created a Dragon out of Fire. It was necessary to take his life while it could still be done.

What will happen next? Something interesting, because Valtor is not alone in the Punishment Cell... He has an older half-brother who has been there much longer than the younger one...

The older half-brother is the native child of Belladonna (the witch of the dark cold, sort of). His name is Albert and he is... Much crazier than the youngest, but, unlike him, does not suffer from the voices of his mother and "dear" aunts.

I hope you enjoyed a little digression into this story ^^

Русский: Хотела бы немного рассказать о Валтора в своём фанфике.

Помните окончание третьего сезона? Как глупо победили Валтора? Я люблю, обожаю этого злодея и часто негодовала, что его так глупо слили.

Поэтому я придумала свою версию борьбы с ним и как его победили!

Войну с ним я назвала "Огненный месяц". Хотя длилась война 1,5 года)

После освобождения из Омеги, он чуть не убил Трикс, так как те сильно напоминали его матерей... Но он решил использовать ведьм в своих целях.

Им двигала ненависть. Ненависть к своим матерям, создательницам. Ненависть к самому себе, что он не может отсоединиться от них, делать то, что он сам хочет, а не они.

В таком состоянии он уничтожил множество планет и королевст. Какие-то смогли восстановиться, но... К сожалению, множество людей погибло.

Алфея, Красный Фонтан, Облачная башня пали под его силой. Винкс, специалисты и их союзники создали отряд сопротивления, где были лучшие из лучших. Но надежды мало у кого оставалось, особенно у Блум.

В какой-то момент Трикс сбежали от Валтора, не желая умереть от его руки в очередном приступе гнева, где он общается со своими создательницами. (Они часто с ним говорили, унижали и тому подобное).

Только вот Айси и Сторми продолжили свои злодеяния, но Дарси... Она решила помочь. Решила рассказать, в какой момент будет лучше схватить мага и победить.

Великий кузн��ц Хаген создал специальные кандалы, которые закрывают магию внутри носителя, не давая ему колдовать.

Отряд сопротивления справился. Блум была той, кто сковал в кандалы Валтора, а после ближайшие воины вырубили мага, так как он был в сознании и до сих пор мог кому-нибудь навредить.

Принцесса Блум (нынешняя королева Домино и Эраклиона), хотела убить мага, но не смогла. Не потому, что она боялась убить кого-то, а потому что Валтор бессмертен. Он быстро восстанавливается. Даже если отрубить ему голову, он выживет. Восстановится.

Валтора поместили в самую охраняемую тюрьму-планету. В Карцер. Там заключённые находятся в маленькой комнате всё своё время. За ними следят по пять-шесть лучших воинов, которые, в случае чего, смогут остановить бунтовщиков. За заключёнными следят 24/7, от туда никто и никогда не сможет сбежать.

В данный момент, Валтор, почти тридцать лет заключения, сходит с ума из-за голосов матерей. Они ненавидят его, говорят, что надо было убить его, не создавать из Огня Дракона. Надо было лишить его жизни, пока это ещё можно было сделать.

Что будет дальше? Кое-что интересное, ведь Валтор заключён в Карцере не один... У него есть старший сводный брат, который сидит там куда дольше младшего...

Старший сводный брат является родным ребёнком Белладонны (ведьма тёмного холода, вроде). Его зовут Альберт и он... Куда безумнее младшего, но, в отличае от него, не страдает от голосов матери и "дорогих" тётушек.

Надеюсь, вам понравился небольшой экскурс в данную историю ^^

[thanksforthedinosaur]

july 2024

charli xcx - 360

alice longyu gao - lesbians <3

shygirl - mute

salute - luv stuck

wilo wilde - all these little words

hunnygloss - somebody's daughter

dazegxd - way 2 good (idc)

llll - dunno what it is

ienne - pollen - matrace remix

janghoon - believe

angel jelly - gacha

snoozegod - paradox

rocco bunko - project

sophia stel - object permanence (radio edit)

abbi press - atmadja

perc%nt - origami

porter robinson - russian roulette

elizabeth rose bloodflame - above below

cyber milk chan - sunkissed

joint beauty - tokyo friday night

wednesday campanella - carolina

newjeans - supernatural

kohei shimizu - supernova +..++.*…

hakos baelz - hide & seek 〜なかよくケンカしな！〜

tinashe - getting no sleep

nai br.xx - ride

piao - flip phone

kallitechnis - nights without you

hailey knox - on nothing

raveena - junebug (feat. jpegmafia)

kaytranada - more than a little bit (feat. tinashe)

jaden - "roses"

kehlani - 8

sycco - swarm

raye - genesis, pt. ii

don toliver - inside (feat. travis scott)

nxworries - fallthru

mgk - bmxxing

nyck caution - good company

donte thomas - crashing down

lenny gazebo - distant memories

logic - deja vu (feat. dj drama)

savon araeo - shotgun

kaelin ellis - heart

tuamie - grahams

kinrose - satellites

tobi - ego slide

cupcakke - nun nun

qveen herby - magic

megan thee stallion - worthy

again&again - west coast autumns

nothing,nowhere. - hydrangeas (ft. darcy baylis)

aurora - earthly delights

the marías - echo

ruru - liminal

night tapes - projections

april - burden

venus & the flytraps - frankenstein

anthony green - if i wasn't yours

pale waves - perfume

towa bird - deep cut

balance and composure - cross to bear

the early november - the magician

annabel - all time

ajj - death machine (bedrock take 2)

cursive - up and away

the aquabats! - the ballad of the shapeshifting pilgrim boy!

toro y moi - tuesday

homeshake - believe

abby holliday - couch comrade

kississippi - last time

trella - body language

air max '97 - keepsake

layzi - too high

elio - allofthat

billy lemos - chip away

teddie - say it

phem - donuts

yullola - animal of the night

niki - blue moon

lølø - suck it up

upsahl - summer so hot

mothica - red

lil aaron - misery loves company (feat. royal & the serpent)

cehryl - row row row

dora jar - timelapse

nep - pup

jack m. senff - whole heart

the decemberists - long white veil

katy kirby - headlights

gracie abrams - felt good about you

jahnah camille - roadkill

land of talk - magnetic hill - acoustic

superfan - everybody rides the carousel

bloomsday - bumper sticker

simone - any girl

ruby waters - numbers

luna shadows - bleach

niamh regan - record

sedona - baby run

stevie bill - girl

superfan - twilight living

paige stark - zombie brain drain

jahnah camille - roadkill

zolita - bloodstream

zealyn - she's coming over again (anxiety)

kevin atwater - star tripping (reimagined)

yumi nu - vines

buffchick - alright

illuminati hotties - didn't (feat. cavetown)

charly bliss - calling you out

queen of jeans - bitter pill

porches - itch

pony - freezer

the japanese house - :)

brye - grow together

[fantasybooktournament]

I'm so sorry! I didn't know that book reviews for the tournament had to be sent as asks to be included, so I'll try to copy or paraphrase what I've said in the replies about various books, with some additions:

Howl's Moving Castle: Howl's Moving Castle is hands-down one of my absolute favorite books of all time! Howl and Sophie are probably one of the most compellingly written fictional relationship dynamics since Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy, and I fall head-over- heels in love with these imperfectly perfect characters, and their beautiful magic-filled world, all over again every single time I re-read the book, which has been a lot!

The Night Circus: If any book could make me believe that magic is real, it's The Night Circus. From literally the very first sentence, the world of the circus itself is painted so vividly through Morgenstern's words that it feels real, to the point where you feel nostalgic for a place and time you've never been. I know running away to join the Circus is a common daydream people have, and with this book, it feels like you get to do just that!

Lord Of The Rings: No work is more emblematic of the entire fantasy genre than The Lord Of The Rings, and for good reason. The entire world Tolkien builds is meticulously built and vast, but in the end, the story is really a heartfelt ode to the power of love in all its forms, and finding courage within yourself, even in the darkest of times. It's a reminder that we all hold our own power within ourselves, even if we don't see it, and that we all have the the ability to change the world for the better, in big ways and small.

The Raven Cycle: The Raven Cycle is so very important to me, because this series tells a story as lush and fathomless as the forest of Cabeswater itself. On one hand, it's a coming-of-age tale, where a group of teens come together and forge lifelong bonds with each other. On the other, it is a vivid mixture of both modern urban and high fantasy together, in a seamless way I've never seen before. In this world, our ragtag band of main characters consist of a King, a Dreamer, a Magician, and a Mirror, who stumble on a world of pure magic right under their own noses, in search of an ancient Welsh legend. It's dreamy, charming, bigger-than-life, and utterly beautiful in every single way!

book reviews dont have to be sent as asks to be included, but it does tend to make it easier for me to find them and post them. the tagging system doesn't work super well right now, but you can also dm me with reviews!

usually, i post reviews for eliminated books, but it seems more people are sending reviews for current polls right now so i guess ill just post them now. thanks for your reviews!!