#midnight magpie posts

[smol-tired-binch-blog]

"i could fix him" "i could make him worse" well i could put a collar on him and call him a good puppy

[many-gay-magpies]

rewatched the princess bride with my family last night. these men are so fantastically bisexual

[cryptidclaw]

Cryptidclaw's WC Prefixes List!

Yall said you were interested in seeing it so here it is! 

This is a collection of mostly Flora, Fauna, Rocks, and other such things that can be found in Britain since that’s where the books take place! 

I also have other Prefixes that have to do with pelt colors and patterns as well!

Here’s a link to the doc if you dont want to expand a 650 word list on your Tumblr feed lol! the doc is also in my drive linked in my pined post!

below is the actual list! If there are any names you think I should add plz tell me!

EDIT: I will update the doc with new names as I come up with them or have them suggested to me, but I wont update the list on this post! Plz visit my doc for a more updated version!

Animals

Mammal

Badger

Bat

Bear

Beaver

Bison

Boar

Buck

Calf

Cow

Deer

Elk

Fawn

Ferret

Fox

Goat

Hare

Horse

Lamb

Lynx

Marten

Mole

Mouse

Otter

Rabbit

Rat

Seal

Sheep

Shrew

Squirrel

Stoat

Vole

Weasel

Wolf

Wolverine

Amphibians

Frog

Newt

Toad

Reptiles

Scale

Adder

Lizard

Snake

Turtle

Shell

Birds

Bird

Down

Feather

Albatross

Bittern

Buzzard

Chaffinch

Chick

Chicken

Coot

Cormorant

Corvid

Crane

Crow

Curlew

Dove

Duck

Dunlin

Eagle

Egret

Falcon

Finch

Gannet

Goose

Grouse

Gull

Hawk

Hen

Heron

Ibis

Jackdaw

Jay

Kestrel

Kite

Lark

Magpie

Mallard

Merlin

Mockingbird

Murrelet

Nightingale

Osprey

Owl

Partridge

Pelican

Peregrine

Petrel

Pheasant

Pigeon

Plover

Puffin

Quail

Raven

Robin

Rook

Rooster

Ruff

Shrike

Snipe

Sparrow

Starling

Stork

Swallow

Swan

Swift

Tern

Thrasher

Thrush

Vulture

Warbler

Whimbrel

Wren

Freshwater Fish 

Fish

Bass

Bream 

Carp

Dace

Eel

Lamprey

Loach

Minnow

Perch

Pike

Rudd

Salmon

Sterlet

Tench

Trout

Roach

Saltwater fish and other Sea creatures (would cats be able to find some of these? Probably not, I don't care tho)

Alge

Barnacle

Bass (Saltwater version)

Bream (Saltwater version)

Brill

Clam

Cod

Crab

Dolphin

Eel (Saltwater version)

Flounder

Garfish

Halibut

Kelp

Lobster

Mackerel

Mollusk

Orca

Prawn

Ray

Seal

Shark

Shrimp

Starfish

Sting

Urchin

Whale

Insects and Arachnids

Honey

Insect

Web

Ant

Bee

Beetle

Bug

Butterfly

Caterpillar

Cricket

Damselfly

Dragonfly

Fly

Grasshopper

Grub

Hornet

Maggot

Moth

Spider

Wasp

Worm

Trees

Acorn

Bark

Branch

Forest

Hollow

Log

Root

Stump

Timber

Tree

Twig

Wood

Alder

Apple

Ash

Aspen

Beech

Birch

Cedar

Cherry

Chestnut

Cypress

Elm

Fir

Hawthorn

Hazel

Hemlock

Linden

Maple

Oak

Pear

Poplar

Rowan

Redwood

Spruce

Willow

Yew

Flowers, Shrubs and Other plants

Berry

Blossom

Briar

Field

Flower

Leaf

Meadow

Needle

Petal

Shrub

Stem

Thicket

Thorn

Vine

Anemone 

Apricot

Barley 

Bellflower

Bluebell

Borage

Bracken

Bramble

Briar

Burnet

Buttercup

Campion

Chamomile

Chanterelle

Chicory

Clover

Cornflower

Daffodil

Daisy

Dandelion

Dogwood

Fallow

Fennel

Fern

Flax

Foxglove

Furze

Garlic

Ginger

Gorse

Grass

Hay

Heather

Holly

Honeysuckle

Hop

Hyacinth

Iris

Ivy

Juniper

Lavender

Lichen

Lilac

Lilly

Mallow

Marigold

Mint

Mistletoe

Moss

Moss

Mushroom

Nettle

Nightshade

Oat

Olive

Orchid

Parsley

Periwinkle

Pine

Poppy

Primrose

Privet

Raspberry

Reed

Reedmace

Rose

Rush

Rye

Saffron

Sage

Sedge

Seed

Snowdrop

Spindle

Strawberry

Tangerine

Tansy

Teasel

Thistle

Thrift

Thyme

Violet

Weed

Wheat

Woodruff

Yarrow

Rocks and earth

Agate

Amber

Amethyst

Arch

Basalt

Bounder

Cave

Chalk

Coal

Copper

Dirt

Dust

Flint

Garnet

Gold

Granite

Hill

Iron

Jagged

Jet

Mountain

Mud

Peak

Pebble

Pinnacle

Pit

Quartz

Ridge

Rock

Rubble

Ruby

Rust(y)

Sand

Sapphire

Sediment

Silt

Silver

Slate

Soil

Spire

Stone

Trench

Zircon

Water Formations

Bay

Cove

Creek

Delta

Lake

Marsh

Ocean

Pool

Puddle

River

Sea

Water

Weather and such

Autumn

Avalanche

Balmy

Blaze

Blizzard

Breeze

Burnt

Chill

Cinder

Cloud

Cold

Dew

Drift

Drizzle

Drought

Dry

Ember

Fall

Fire

Flame

Flood

Fog

Freeze

Frost

Frozen

Gale

Gust

Hail

Ice

Icicle

Lightening

Mist

Muggy

Rain 

Scorch

Singe

Sky

Sleet

Sloe

Smoke

Snow

Snowflake

Soot

Sorrel

Spark

Spring

Steam

Storm

Summer

Sun

Thunder

Water

Wave

Wet

Wind

Winter

Celestial??

Comet

Dawn

Dusk

Evening 

Midnight

Moon

Morning

Night

Noon

Twilight

Cat Features, Traits, and Misc. 

Azure

Beige

Big

Black

Blonde

Blotch(ed)

Blue

Bounce

Bright 

Brindle

Broken

Bronze

Brown

Bumble

Burgundy

Call

Carmine

Claw

Cobalt

Cream

Crimson

Cry

Curl(y)

Dapple

Dark

Dot(ted)

Dusky

Ebony

Echo

Fallen

Fleck(ed)

Fluffy

Freckle

Ginger

Golden

Gray

Green

Heavy

Kink

Knot(ted)

Light

Little

Lost

Loud

Marbled

Mew

Milk

Mottle

Mumble

Ochre

Odd

One

Orange

Pale

Patch(ed)

Pounce 

Prickle

Ragged

Red

Ripple

Rough

Rugged

Russet

Scarlet

Shade

Shaggy

Sharp

Shimmer

Shining

Small

Smudge

Soft

Song

Speckle

Spike

Splash

Spot(ted)

Streak

Stripe(d)

Strong

Stump(y)

Sweet

Tall

Talon

Tangle

Tatter(ed)

Tawny

Tiny

Tough

Tumble

Twist

Violet

Whisker

Whisper

White

Wild

Wooly

Yellow

[aalinaaaaaa]

On Death's Windowsill

Day 21 of Writemas 2024 by the fantastic @agirlandherquill

Prompt used:

The joy of a lifetime

—

It's not an intended pun to say how joyous it is to actually be able to post a response to one of these! All month until now has been clogged by the misery of exam season, and now I'm free, yayyyyyyyy! 🎉

If I get the ideas churning, expect a flurry of writemas posts :D

Anyway, this piece concerns an important part of Eshani and Cerigo's backstory, in that his nephew was dying due to a spell by a sprite for stealing its eggs. In his nephew's final moments, Cerigo's sister is by the bedside, oblivious what's happening on Cerigo's end.

—

Alveri clasped her son’s hand in hers, eyes aching with tears.

The young boy rested in bed, head facing the window, the colour drained from his skin. His chest rose less as the hours passed.

No amount of healers could claim him from this repose. The resignation of which breathed from the first one clogged her very lungs. She sought to heal her son, but how? The lack of control brought fresh tears to light.

Her mind drifted to funeral arrangements, and all the people that come with that. All those faces to witness the vital tear in her soul, and the pain that ebbed from that.

She nodded off, eyes closing, hands going limp.

Caw.

“What?” She looked up, two magpies perched on the nightstand to the other side of the bed. “Shoo, get out!”

The two birds dodged her flaying hands, landing on either side of Ralis’ face. One of them held a vial in its beak, while the other pulled the cork out.

“No!” She grabbed the vial as it fell, the two birds flying to the windowsill. The clear, watery contents got splashed over Ralis’ mouth, a few drops landing on the fabric.

Alveri looked to the windowsill, where one perched still, the other gone. “What are you playing at? Go away.”

The magpie didn’t move. She strode over to it, bed sheets rustling behind her.

“Mom? Is that you?”

Her heart lurched. “Ralis-“

She went down and cupped her hands around his cheeks, wrapping her hands around him. “You’re awake. You’re awake.”

Tears flowed again, a taste different than before. “What way are you now?”

“I think it’s gone.” He said, letting his head fall upon the pillows.

She started laughing, smiling, light illuminating her eyes. “Brother, you only went and did it.”

Alveri glanced at the windowsill.

Both magpies were gone.

—

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Also if you want to be tagged for Writemas posts, let me know :D

[blackstargazer]

Mid-Week Snippet

Thank you @snarky-magpie for tagging me. ♥️

This one is raw so if you see any mistakes, no you don’t. It’s from an unposted fic called “Swimming Through the Void” for the amazing @themoonthesunandthestarsbetween coming (at some point) in 2025.

Thunder rumbled, the sound of it vibrating against 12 Grimmauld Place and shaking the wall Regulus’ four post bed was pressed against. A flash of light cracked in the sky, temporarily illuminating the room forcing the monsters to hide behind the chair, under the bed, in the closet for a brief moment. Regulus could still see their shadows and shuttered, fear wracking his tiny body. The hairs on his neck and arms raised along with his pale flesh. Before the thunder had a chance to respond to the shouting match from his parents down the hall, salvation came in the form of a yellow light peeking through an open door. “Reggie?” A small voice pierced through the black void Regulus was swallowed in. His mother didn’t allow for a nightlight, claiming it was for his own good. If she allowed such childish comforts, he would grow up to be afraid of the dark. “Siwi?” Regulus called, stumbling over the hook of the “r” that refused to roll off his tongue. Sirius took his name as an invitation and hastily entered the room, closing the door behind himself to hide the evidence of his midnight escape. Little feet padded against the hardwood and Regulus pulled back the cover and scooted over to make room for his brother. Sirius climbed in and wrapped his tiny limbs around an even smaller Regulus. The pair shuttered against each other as the sound of breaking glass echoed down the hall, slipping through the crack at the bottom of the door and into frail incomprehable ears. “They’we so angwy.” Regulus cried, nuzzling his nose into the crook of Sirius’ neck, breathing in the honeysuckle scent, desperate to smell the sunshine buried there. Cannons and a flash blasted at the same time as the rain poured down drowning out the sounds of domestic turbulence within the dark home and the two boys clung to each other in solidarity. “Siwi?” Regulus asked, pulling his brother closer to him, “can you sing me the song?” Regulus knew his brother wouldn’t have to clarify. There was one song that always cheered Regulus whenever he was feeling the least bit poorly. He had found comfort in the melody, the words, and the animated way Sirius usually performed—often on top of a high surface, as if he were on a stage performing just for Regulus. One star to another. Sirius ran an open palm over dark curls that sprang up as his fingers passed by them. “Yeah, alright. Climb over,” Sirius said. Regulus obeyed and climbed over his brother to snuggle into the open arms. Assuming his normal position, Sirius cradled Regulus in his arms, back to chest and rested a chubby cheek against long dark curls as he began to hum a sweet and happy tune that soothed the exposed nerves of Regulus’ ears. “I was sick and tired of everything When I called you last night from Glasgow All I do is eat and sleep and sing Wishing every show was the last show.” Sirius’ voice was low and shaky and his eyes were ever watchful on the door, as if he were anticipating a monster ti rip him away from soothing his brother. “So imagine I was glad to hear you comin’ Suddenly I feel alright And it’s gonna be so different when I��m on the stage tonight.” Regulus sang along, quietly echoing his brother in all the right spots, tripping over those pesky “r”s that tasted foreign on his soft palate. “Tonight the super trouper lights are gonna find me Shining like the sun, smiling having fun Feeling like a number one Tonight the super trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won’t feel blue, like I always do ‘Cause somewhere in the crowd there’s you.’ Time slowed, and the melody with it, giving the usually happy song a melancholy sound; still, the familiarity of the tune and his brother's arms alleviated the tremors that wracked his tiny frame, and soon, the littlest star was asleep.

Tagging (with no pressure to participate) @star-liit @cassetteinability @roadsidehorror @wormvirtues @jessonsundays

[talisman975]

There's a really cool event titled 'Wittober' that I wanted to participate in with fics for the whole month, but I can't. (IT'S LIFE 😭)

(https://a-magpie-in-gravesfield.tumblr.com/post/763087833449791488/its-midnight-here-in-the-uk-so-heres-my-day-one)

I hope to write at least one short story for it, but I can also ask you questions every day for the month of October that relate to the prompts.

At least I can try, lol.

But anyway: Frog-tober

1. Would Kid Philip and Keroppi be friends?

2. What happens when Caleb and Philip arrive home and discover their house is occupied by a bunch of frogs?

3. If the Noceda Family (Luz, Camila, Beardo Philip, and Kid Alma) decide to dress up as frogs for their family Halloween costumes, are they each different types of frogs or the same type?

(enchantedchocolatebars)

@enchantedchocolatebars

1. YES

2. Caleb immediately blames Philip for the mess (which he totally is) and they both carefully get all of them out without hurting the frogs

3. Absolutely different types of frogs to make their costumes more unique

[drarrymicrofic]

Wheel Of Drarry (WoD) Round 1/2023 Masterlist

Hello there!

Recently the Drarrymicrofic Discord Server ran its latest round of Wheel of Drarry (WoD) Fic Gift Exchange between participating members. Here is the compiled Masterlist, based on the details submitted by the gifters themselves. Please enjoy these beautiful works <3 To participants: If you see any errors with the links or the usernames, or if you don’t see your fic and want to be included, please reach out to Isami (isamijoo) on Discord.

1. Gift for @peachydreamxx by @makeitp1nk

Title: Overcome with light

Rating: General Audiences

Word Count: 295

Summary: For dear Eliza, as part of the WoD exchange for @drarrymicrofic, based on her prompt ethereal. A gazillion thanks to my beloved @crazybutgood for the always excellent beta. Inspired by The Dreamer Trilogy; the title is from the song with the same name by Bowerbirds. Hope you like it!

LINK TO FIC

2. Gift for @steampunkserpent27​  by @cavendishbutterfly

Title: As it was written

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 4772

Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Post-Second Wizarding War with Voldemort (Harry Potter), War Trauma, Depression, Nightmares, Canon-Typical Violence, Trans Male Draco Malfoy, Hurt/Comfort, Healing, Angst with a Happy Ending, snuggling with your former enemy, and weeping in their arms, a kneazle who probably has a secret evil agenda

Summary: Harry keeps having nightmares after the war. Someone keeps saving him.

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3. Gift for  @geesenoises​  by @wolfpants​

Title: The Holly and the Ivy

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 4640

Tags: EWE, Non-Linear Narrative, Hogwarts Eighth Year, Quidditch Player Draco Malfoy, Castles, Flashbacks, References to A Christmas Carol, Miscommunication, Idiots in Love, Misunderstandings, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Holidays, Christmas, Fluff, Light Angst, Explicit Sexual Content, Charity Auctions, Rich Harry Potter, Prickly Draco Malfoy, POV Draco Malfoy

Summary: This year at the Annual Ministry Yule Auction, Magpies Seeker Draco Malfoy's time is up for sale. When Harry places the winning bid, will their contracturally-binding weekend together heal old wounds, or worsen them? Featuring a fluffy black cat called Marley, a castle on the western coast of Scotland, an Eighth Year Christmas kiss, and stupid boys who can't express their feelings.

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4. Gift for  @thebooktopus  by @themountainsgreen

Title: Midnight Confessions

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 1576

Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Potioneer Draco Malfoy, Auror Harry Potter, Idiots in Love, New Years Eve, Fluff, Holidays, Confessions, Falling In Love, Drarry, alternating POV

Summary: Sometimes, you need that special charm to realise what's right in front of you.

Harry's and Draco's is a tentative friendship, built on the ruins of Hogwarts and losses they’ve both suffered. This year marks the first time they spend New Year's Eve together. 

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5. Gift for @isamijoo​ by @steampunkserpent27

Title: Shared Glimpses and First Kisses

Rating: General Audiences

Word Count: 2029

Tags: Harry Potter EWE, Eighth Year, Pining, Fluff, Gift Giving, Getting Together, Yule Party, Dancing, Good Harry Potter, Good Draco Malfoy, Established Friendship, Oblivious Harry Potter, Banter, First Kiss, Boys in Love, Boys Kissing, Happy Ending

Summary: The Eighth years have put on their very own magical Yule Party to celebrate how far they have all come. Harry has invited Draco, knowing that his new-found friend has been having a tough year, but will he show up?

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6. Gift for @tink-wondering by @gallifrey1sburning​

Title: Waifs and Strays

Rating: General Audiences

Word Count: 5279

Tags: Alernate Universe - Different First Meeting, Chance Meetings, Runaway Harry Potter, Lost Draco Malfoy, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Canonical Child Abuse (but nothing graphic), Libraries, Good Influence Tonks, Cousins don't let cousins grow up to be bigots, and friends don't leave their friends' kids in abusive households, pre-Harry/Draco, very very pre, they are small children then have many years to go, Alternate Universe - Pre-Canon

Summary: When Draco Malfoy was seven years old, he got lost in Diagon Alley and met a cousin he’d never heard of. When Harry Potter was seven years old, he ran away from home and met a friend he never knew he had. A story of how chance encounters can change everything.

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7. Gift for @basicallyahedgehog​ by @nelweensfic

Title: Patience is the best gift

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 4037

Tags: Omegaverse, mpreg, smut, fluff, Omega Harry Potter, Alpha Draco Malfoy, christmas

Summary: After almost a decade of being both a teacher at Hogwarts, and an Omega, Harry realises there’s only one thing he's finally ready for: founding his own family.

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8. Gift for @wolfpants by @isamijoo​

Title: Take Your Time

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 3000

Tags: Post-Hogwarts, Post-Battle of Hogwarts, Not Epilogue Compliant, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Getting Together, Kissing, The Deathly Hallows  

Summary: Ten years after the Battle of Hogwarts, Draco Malfoy owns a repair shop in Knockturn Alley. One day, Harry Potter came with a job for him.

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9. Gift for @blue--dreaming by @peachydreamxx

Title: Treacle Tarts and Longing Hearts

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 4230

Tags: Hogwarts Alternate Universe- Canon Divergence, First Kiss, POV Draco Malfoy, Friends to Lovers, Flirting, Pining, Fluff, Awkward Crush Feelings

Summary: Draco would usually find studying an absolute breeze, if it weren’t for Harry Potter being such a frustratingly gorgeous distraction.

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10. Gift for @quackquackcey​ by @sorrybutblog

Title: Two of Us

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 5559

Tags: Professional Quidditch, Fake/Pretend Relationship, except not really because Harry is too dumb to realize he’s doing it, Pining, Jealousy, Quidditch teammates, Himbo Harry Potter, Smut, based on the vibes of a hockey rpf!!, Harry is a little repressed but he gets it in the end

Summary: The gang goes to a gay bar. Or: five times Harry accidentally pretended to be Draco’s boyfriend and one time Draco told him to put out or shut up.

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11.  Gift for @cluelesspigeons​  by @shealynn88

Title: For Everything, a Season

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 1344

Tags: established Drarry, fluff, empty nest, parents with adult children

Summary: Harry misses the kids, but Draco knows how to cheer him up.

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12. Gift for @gallifrey1sburning by @blue--dreaming

Title: waiting for courage

Rating: General Audiences

Word Count: 1125

Tags: Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Pre-Canon, Pre-Slash, Canon Divergence - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Inspired by Alice in Wonderland, Happy Ending, Post Sectumsempra Scene | Draco Malfoy and Harry Potter's Duel in the Bathroom  

Summary: In which Draco forgets about finding an odd book in the library as a child, but is somehow set on a better course anyway after an unexpected tumble.

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13. Gift for @nelweensfic​  by @cluelesspigeons​

Title: Counting Down To The New Year With You

Rating: General Audiences

Word Count: 2117

Tags: Minor Seamus Finnigan/Dean Thomas, Minor Luna Lovegood/Ginny Weasley, Minor Hermione Granger/Ron Weasley, New Year's Eve, New Year's Party, New Year's Kiss, Fights, Making Up, Grumpy Harry Potter, Healer Draco Malfoy, Sulking Harry Potter

Summary: Just before Harry left for the party, he and Draco had a massive fight. Will Draco forgive him before the new year begins?

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14. Gift for @sorrybutblog by @quackquackcey​

Title: "Little Blond Shite"

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 22557

Tags: Hogwarts Eighth Year, Harry Potter Epilogue What Epilogue | EWE, Draco Malfoy Wielding a Bat, Humor, Crack Treated Seriously, Hijinks & Shenanigans, A little bit of mystery, Some Action, Baking, Everyone Thinks They're Together, Getting to Know Each Other, Getting Together, Falling In Love, Some pining, Banter, Eventual Smut, Probably one of the best things I’ve ever written, Wheel Of Drarry Mini-Exchange 2023, Animagus Harry Potter, Draco Malfoy Has Long Hair

Summary: Picture Draco Malfoy now in the habit of swingin’ a Beater’s bat—(not unlike Steve Harrington from Stranger Things)—after Harry Potter snatched his wand during the war. Now picture Draco Malfoy in eighth year minding his own business, getting rid of his excess handbaked goods by offering them to fairies, only to accidentally push Harry Potter into a fairy ring and get him cursed. That’s the story.

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15. Gift for @written-in-ash​ by @tink-wondering​

Title: Lacrima Mortis

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 13954

Tags: Dementors, the Kiss, Azkaban, Veela!Draco, depressive thoughts, borderline suicidal ideation, self-harm, very brief and not really self-harm, but tagging it just in case, low self-esteem, mental health, microfics, within the fic itself, angst, happy ending, kind of an open ending, love is an important theme in this, as much as it is in the original story, canon divergent after the Lily’s and James’ deaths, wherein Voldemort truly died that night, but with a slight twist, so kind of, Alternate Universe, time travel, or more like time imprisonment, time-turner, Minor character death, nothing graphic and not from the character’s POV, No beta we die like Sirius, Spoiler alert?, canon compliant violence, Veela!Draco finding his mate, Panic Attack, cremation

Summary: Through history, Veelas have been hunted and almost decimated for one thing. A single thing that seems trivial and useless at first. A lone tear. Their last tear. Lacrima Mortis. Many advocated against the kills, yet it remains a potent potion ingredient. And now, though illegal, the hunt still perdures.

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Please read, leave a kudos and comment of these wonderful fics. Until next time, have a lovely day!

[mindstormpress]

Somewhere, anywhere, in North America lies the town of Gulch. This fully made starter town slots easily into horror millieu, urban fantasy, or magicless modern settings. Use it stand-alone or as a pit-stop on a psychedelic roadtrip, compatible with any RPG that has credit cards and cellphones. 

First up, a link to the post so you can get right to it: https://www.mindstormpress.com/gulch

Gulch is a collaboration between @speedballhippie and I, with both of us developing ideas for the town, Norn illustrating NPCs, and me slinging words.

All of the Major NPCs, like the eccentric Magpie Merriweather, come with easily adaptable quest hooks and atmospheric locations. This is the beautiful fusion of Americana, Canadiana, and eldritch curiosities.

Gulch is not without tension, however. Two gangs vie for control of the town. On one end the Ivory Owl Radicals think they can build the perfect utopia from horseback. Opposing them are the Midnighters, led by The Ragman, riding their dirt bikes and sowing chaos.

Gulch is a living blog post, with more updates coming soon. Check it out, sign up for the mailing list, and leave comments with your thoughts. We poured everything into this and it really shows.

https://www.mindstormpress.com/gulch

[tiredwitchmachine]

INTRODUCTION + FIC MASTERPOST

Name: Birdie/Magpie, also known as T.A.M

Ao3: Season_ofthe_Witch

Fandom(s): Pretty much anything Marvel, though mainly Agatha All Along at the moment

Favorite Character(s): Billy Maximoff/Kaplan, Alice Wu-Gulliver, Kamala Khan, Kate Bishop, Loki

Other Notes:

I write mostly Billy angst

I have anxiety and ADHD so sometimes I misremember facts or think I've misremembered things and get upset about it - don't worry, I'm working on it

I have a really busy schedule with school work and stuff like that but I always try to post on time

Fics:

Series: World's Best (Worst) Witch Aunts - Works: 4 - Series Summary: A Bunch of (Not Really Connected) Stories About the Coven Being Teen (Billy's) Aunts, Sort Of

Verbum Sat Sapienti - 1/1 - Summary: Agatha doesn’t know how she stooped so low as to ask a teenager for help forming a coven.

If One Be Gone, We Carry On - 1/1 - Summary: No one in the coven takes the death of Sharon well, but Teen probably takes it the worst.

It's The Only Way We Survive - 1/1 - Summary: Agatha and Rio go off on their own, leaving the other three witches to talk and watch over their youngest coven member.

Together and Alone - 3/3- Summary: Billy reacts poorly to Alice's death.

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Series: AAA Week - Works: 4 - Series Summary: A Series of Fics posted for Agatha All Along Week on Tumblr

Making Friends - 2/2 - Summary: Alice is trying to adjust to her new school and accidentally hits a Freshman in the face with a door. Now she's stuck with a chatty kid who really wants to be friends. (Written for the Prompt: High School AU)

Midnights in the Woods - 1/1 - Summary: They’re sitting by the fire and Alice has a crush on Jen. (Written for the Prompt: Unrequited)

Not a Monster - 1/1 - Summary: William had been missing for a day, but here he is standing in front of him. It takes Eddie’s brain a moment to compute. (Written for the Prompt: Hurt/Comfort)

You're Not Alone - 1/1 - Summary: The coven stays at Agatha's house for the night and discover Billy's intense fear of the dark. (Written for a Free Day)

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Ongoing Fics -

Heart and Soul, Fell into a Rabbit Hole - 2/? - Summary: Ever since the accident when he was 13, Billy’s had one motto in life. Continue life as normal. And that’s how he decides to approach his life after the road. Yeah, 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.

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I will update this post whenever I post a new fic or update a fic :)

[wolfiery]

Wip game: midnight strike!

ahhhh this is my merlin long fic post-canon fix-it !!!!! it's been hanging out untouched but i'm gonna go back to it someday <3<3

here's the opening scene from part 2 scene 5 (merlin's pov): Ten years of Queen Guinevere's reign

When Merlin awakes, morning magpies swoop low in the sky, navy black tails elongated and proud. There’s a slight chill to the air, an aromatic smell of pine and an aftermath of rain, but the sun shines through thin beams of light fighting through the clouds as he steps out of his tent.  He made up his mind during the long hours of the night, solemnly considering the repercussions of what he might surrender. He would no longer hold the connection he feels to the earth now, the dirt below him, the miracles within the land that he had the power to bend to his will. Without magic, would Death catch up to him tenfold, let him die from all the attempts he’s been through? Would he live only to never see Arthur rise? For years, he’s held onto the promise of his return like a lifeline, the only way he knew how to wade through the years he couldn’t yet fathom.  Merlin chose death to save Arthur Pendragon before; and now, there is nothing stronger in the tides that plummets his ardor, nothing that can change his mind. Naturally, he would still die for Arthur to live again. That was never in question. But will he be human? Useless? Unable to protect the King of Camelot?

this one is so near and dear to my heart. <3 thank you for the ask, taylor! :)

[smol-tired-binch-blog]

OC ask game.

Felix, 🔞 or 💀 on your choice. I want to see this lad in all his glory

I severely failed the 'doodle' aspect didn't I bhjnkml

I personally think his default state is 'sexy' but why not show off one of the many, MANY outfits of his collection

Send a symbol and one of my OC’s names and I’ll doodle:

[many-gay-magpies]

bro all of y'all are out here making your own sky characters that aren't sonas and dressing up as them in sky . all my different outfits are just different ways of making myself happy by putting on cool clothes

[joeys-piano]

Tagged by @your-absent-father to do a thingy.

RULES: Post the last sentence you wrote (fanfic / original / anything and tag as many people as there are words in the sentence.

Just the weight of it hits his head like a cinder block he had to miss, or that’s the thirty-eight by thirty-eight he calls a headboard (a classroom desk).

Gently tagging: @feu-eau, @voxofthevoid, @words-after-midnight, @late-to-the-fandom, @poemsbymo, @ladyrealmwalker, @girlfromthecrypt, @afusiek, @magpie-writing, @andipxndy, @thedeerwight, @writingmaidenwarrior, @kaiusvnoir, and anyone else who wants to play. Because tagging 29 blogs is too much 🔥

[activatebutterflyshield]

Taking a break from sci-fi and fantasy to try and wrestle a superhero setting! These are two of Los Angeles’ most famous teams; the freelancing gray-hat Murder of Crows (who, contrary to their name, do not do murder. It’s in the contract) and the freelancing mostly-white-hat Wild and Free (who will assure you that they are not wild, but rather moderate in reality). Also their cats. Lore about the setting, why they’re wearing military uniforms, the nature of superpowers, and more below the cut.

This setting is called Layer Eta, the sixth divergent timeline from Layer Alpha, aka our reality. Layer Eta is quite a plain reality, being far less flashy than the sci-fi space opera of Zeta, or the magic post apocalypse of Epsilon. But it has felt the fallout of its two closest neighbors, as Æther and Antimatter slip into the bodies of people, animals, plants, and even fungi, blessing (or perhaps inflicting) them with superpowers.

For most of history, such super powered things were seen as witches or wizards, one-of-a-kind exotic beasts, or magical ingredients to heal or kill. But after the end of World War Two, the Cold War’s arms race kickstarted government interest in such superpowers. Special military branches were created for superpowered soldiers; the USA’s Supernatural Force, the USSR’s (later Russia’s) Extraordinary Combat Force, Great Britain’s Paranatural Military Force, etc. Eventually, independent groups of supers began cropping up, with hiring out their services to police forces and private clients, and others either integrating with or starting their own criminal enterprises. Often, these ‘private’ groups clash, either in open battle or non-combat negotiations, over everything from business interests to copyright, with so-called ‘public’ groups, which are extensions of police or military forces.

‘Private’ groups who lean towards the black-hat side are often called crews, since they usually consist of no more than ten members. This label distinguishes them from gangs, which are usually far larger but also have more non-powered members. ‘Public’ groups are called squads or units, depending on their parent organization.

Most supers, no matter their association, wear military-styled uniforms. Though most ‘public’ groups wear more modern military-style fatigues or dress uniforms, ‘private’ groups, both black and white hat, usually don more personalized and stylized clothing, often harkening back to historical military dress, with double-breasted coats, high collars, high boots, and bold colors being common. This mode of dress is one of the only holdovers from the origin of superpowered teams, as most countries (save the US) have long since dissolved their superpowered branches.

The two ‘private’ groups picture here are longtime rivals, as their respective founders, Zachary Zhou (aka Midnight Raven) and Kenneth de Klerk (aka Golden Lightning) were college friends back in the day. Both ‘realized’ their powers in college, and vowed that they’d each gather a crew and prove themselves to each other.

The Murder consists of Zachary Zhou, William Weber (Albatross and childhood friend of Zach), Victor Velásquez (Harpy, former co-worker at McDonalds with Zach and Will, and boyfriend of Logan), Logan Lloyd (Magpie and boyfriend of Victor), and Evelyn Ellis (Swallowtail and cousin by marriage of Logan).

The Wild and Free consists of Kenneth de Klerk, Lily London (Lily of the Valley, former co-worker at Home Depot with Ken, and fiancée of Robin), Robin Reed (Red Herring and fiancée of Lily), Oliver O’Connor (Cat’s Paw and adoptive brother of Ken), and Jamie Jett (Crescent Moon and former cheer teammate with Robin).

Timeskipped versions of the Murder as well as Ken appeared in this little short story that inspired this setting in the first place:

[magpiesquill]

🍂🍂Intro Post🍂🍂

Dear Tumblr,

Magpie here! I’m an aspiring writer who is obsessed with all things magic :3

I’m also playing around with screenplay/screenwriting/whatever the proper terminology is, its so cool :))

Other stuff:

Pinterest

WIP intros: Secret of the Forest

Moodboards

Tag list!

Tags:

#magpiesquill - my posts

#secret of the forest - secret of the forest related

#the midnight radio - the midnight radio related

#quill’s down - unrelated to writing

#magpie’s diary - some bit of an old diary entry

Interests:

Mphfpc !

Dps

AWAE/AOGG

Asoue

That’s all!

Yours,

Magpie

[mxgpiesquill]

Dear Tumblr,

(Intro Post)

Hihihihiiiii I’m Magpie (Mags also works) and I’m a thirteen-year-old writer, mostly for stuff like fantasy and sci-fi.

I have two current WIPs, one of them being fantasy (Secret of the Forest) and the other sci-fi and dystopian (The Midnight Radio).

I've been really into writing and reading since the fourth grade, and hopefully I'll finally actually finish a story/book haha

Pinterest here!

WIP intros: Secret of the Forest

Tag list!

Moodboards

Yours,

Magpie