#niamh and oisín

[littlemoondance]

I finally finished What the Wind Knows after starting it in November. But don’t mistake me taking FOREVER to read this book as a bad sign. Life was just too much for me to actually get into it (new job, mom life, etc). But these last four days I’ve felt on top of life and I finished reading the 3/4 of the book I had left. It was so good. The history of Ireland in the early 1900s, the time travel, the romance, the story, Yeats! If you love any of these topics you need to read this @amy.harmon.author book. 🇮🇪

[lavanumber1fan]

oisín agus niamh bc i wanted to test a different way of colouring. and maybe just because i love them.

[the-magiarcheologist]

The Mysterious Past (or Future?) of Niamh Fitzgerald

Many have noticed the necklace that Niamh Fitzgerald wears which looks very similar to a time-turner except that the central piece is not a hourglass but a stone shaped like a water drop (feel free to remember this detail because I have other posts planned in the future that will bring this up again 👀). So does that mean that Niamh could time-travel? I’d say it’s very likely!

And if you’re not convinced by the necklace, did you know there is a goddess named Niamh in Irish mythology? She was described as having long blond hair and riding a white horse. She appeared one day to the great warrior Oisín and asked him to come with her to Tír na nÓg, the Land Of Eternal Youth where nobody ever ages. Oisín agreed to go with her but after having spent 3 joyful years together in Tír na nÓg, Oisín grew homesick and asked to visit Ireland again. Niamh reluctantly agreed but on the condition that he take her white horse and never touch Irish soil. When he got back to Ireland, Oisín realized that, in the mortal world, 300 years had passed since he left with Niamh as time passes by more slowly in Tír na nÓg. After accidentally touching the ground, Oisín sundenly turned into an old man, aging the 300 years that he had missed, and died soon after.

Does Oisín’s fate remind you of anyone? Of course, it’s what happened to Prof. Hecat when she traveled in time during her time in the department of mysteries. It’s also what happened to Eloise Mintumble who, in 1899, became trapped for 5 days in the year 1402. When she came back to the present, she suddenly aged 500 years and died soon after.

Of couse, in the tale, Niamh does not actually time-travel, instead she took Oisín to the celtic Otherworld. But time manipulation is still a big part of the tale and the fate of the hero and I believe them naming the character Niamh is not a coincidence. Especially when they also give this character a time-turner necklace!

Another thing that I have noticed recently is during Niamh’s trial. At the very beginning of the trial, Niamh tells the MC:

Pay attention. Things are not always what they seem.

And then, at the end of the trial, after we take the resurrection stone, she repeats:

Nothing is what it seems.

And that’s a bit strange to me because this trial, compared to the first two keeper trials by Rackham and Rockwood, is actually very straightforward. We have a very clear mission to avoid Death and a single path to follow. So what exactly in Niamh’s trial is ‘not as it seems’? Of course, this could be related to the lesson we learn during this trial ("light does not exist without shadow nor shadow without light") but what if this was about something else?

Because, if we pay attention, there is definitely something out of place during Niamh’s trial. During the last scene, when we are taken to the graveyard where mourners are mourning Niamh’s death, we see a lot of ‘modern’ elements that I don’t think belong in the late middle ages when Niamh is supposed to have lived (and died). First of all, the mourners. It’s a bit hard to see, but I don’t think they are dressed like people from the middles ages. In fact, they are dressed like other wizards and witches we encounter in 1890. (Also notice the hairstyles.)

And, even more damning, in my opinion, are the carriages we see in the graveyard.

These look very similar to the carriages we see in 1890. I’m no historian but I’ve tried looking into the type of carriages that existed in the middle ages and none of them looked like that. Miniature drawing of horse-drawn carriages from the middle ages looked more like wagons.

So what does that mean? Could this simply be an oversight by the devs? They just re-used assets they had, not caring that they were not historically accurate? I don’t think so because, in an earlier part of the trial, when we cross a village trying to escape Death, we see a lot of wooden carts that look a lot more like what we would expect wooden carriages in the middle ages to look like.

In that earlier part of the trial, we do not encounter any of the ‘modern’ elements we see in the graveyard scene. Even the few villagers we encounter in the beginning of the trial are not dressed at all like the mourners we later see (although their clothes are hard to see because they are very dark).

So if we assume that the anachronistic elements are intentional and not an oversight this could indicate that Niamh Fitzgerald died much later in time than she should have.

Was Niamh Fitzgerald a time-traveller? Perhaps she also worked for the department of mysteries in the nineteenth century, and, like Dinah Hecat and Eloise Mintumble, she travelled in time and got stuck there for many, many years. She lived an entire life in the past, becoming the Headmistress of Hogwarts and part of the mysterious Keepers. And, perhaps, one day, she found a way back to her present, only to age hundreds of years in the matter of an instant and die soon after, being grieved by her loved ones devastated by her sudden death.

Or perhaps I'm getting a bit carried away here! 😅 But I'm still convinced Niamh Fitzgerald has something to do with time-travel! How would you feel if they introduced some time-travel storyline in HL2?

[bromcommie]

WIPs word search

the lovely @dharmasharks tagged me to do this one—thank you, friend! I was hoping to do something like this, and it was pretty fun<3

Most of these are bits and pieces that were originally meant for the canon-divergent post-CATWS fic that I started posting in February but have since woefully neglected to update as I lost some steam and tried to restructure it, so this is equal parts a game and an attempt to get myself to finally post a new chapter. Fingers crossed!

Heat:

“How is it,” and he’s laughing, first time in a long time Steve’s seen him like this, laughing loud and unafraid and with his whole body, “Tell me, Rogers – how is it you’re all juiced up on Uncle Sam’s finest steroids, lifting tanks and all, but you still burn like a sheet of paper anytime you’re out in the sun for longer than five minutes?” “It’s a tan,” Steve grumbles half-heartedly, feeling the sorry back of his neck flame up as he rolls his head over to squint at him through the blinding sunlight. “I’m tanning. It’s handsome, I hear.” That sends Bucky off again. “No. No it ain’t.” He gestures vaguely to his own self, to where he’s bronzed out around the edges from the incessant heat beating down on them. “I tan. Morita tans. Even fucking Dugan tans, and he’s as Irish pale as you. You are one step away from sparking up like a tinderbox. Look at that.” He swipes at the bridge of Steve’s nose where he’s gone red and freckled and already peeling a little bit, and he hisses at the burn, swatting his hand away. “Cut it out.” Bucky leans back and just looks at him for a long second, blinking the unfortunate mix of sweat and dust out of his eyes. His face splits back into a grin like he can't help himself and something in Steve’s chest flips, unhindered by the annoyance. “What?”  “You look like a tomato. It's unbelievable.” “Shut up.” It’s stupid, barely even passes for a joke. He finds himself laughing along anyway, caught in the contagious energy rolling off Bucky in waves, the relaxed slouch of his body in the warm red dirt. “Shut the hell up. God almighty, you’re un-fucking-bearable.”

Drink:

“You’d be doing a better job if you were paying as much attention to our man as to gossip Yelena overheard.” “Gossip is our business. And he’s still trying to impress her.” “Is it working?” Natalia casts a glance to the pair at the bar, watches the dull glint of the woman's gaudy necklace where she twists it in an idle loop around a finger over and over, the scatter of light dancing across the polished marbletop. “She just yawned into her drink. Are you, really?” “Am I what really?” “American.” The static of the line crackles in the hollow pause and she gets that feeling again, the invigorating fear of having pushed too far over the clearly drawn line. “What would it matter, anyway?” “People change sides all the time.” That, of all things, finally gets a reaction, trips a miracle: the Soldier laughs. It's not a particularly nice sound. "Sweetheart, I'm not people."

Look:

I remember getting angry every time he told that story. I couldn’t make heads or tails of the point of it. I’d sit there after, while you were going off about adventuring and the hero’s sacrifice and if I think Katherine McMahon from class looks like what Niamh is supposed to look like, thinking to myself about how Oisín deserved the horrible fate he got, dying all old and weak and alone. Thinking, what kind of schmuck leaves the love of his life behind just like that? Turns out I got my answer. Life’s funny like that, and by funny I mean a vindictive old bastard. Anyway, I don’t think it’s all so horrible, anymore. Oisín got to go home, after all. Everyone back there was gone, sure, but at least he got to see it with his own two eyes again, this place he used to love and the way it had changed, instead of spending the rest of eternity not knowing and homesick without realizing what for. At least he got to help some folks before he died. He got to grow old, even for a moment – I remember when we were kids we’d talk about what we’d do if we could be like the fairies and heroes living forever in the stories, about all the exciting things we’d live to see, about what the future would look like. Now I think maybe he knew it was his time, Oisín – maybe he leaped off the horse before he even got to fall, let his feet hit the ground of Ireland one last time. Maybe he knew better than we did back then that the future ain’t all it’s cracked up to be.

Dance:

They fall back into a drowsy silence as Steve rolls down the window and settles into the rush of cool air. Some crooning melody floats off the speakers and Bucky hums along absently to the unfamiliar tones, taking them off the highway. In his peripheral he can feel Steve’s eyes on him, still soft and loose from sleep, warm in the last of the golden afternoon glow. “Quit looking at me like that,” he grumbles after a minute. “I ain’t looking at you like anything,” counters Steve immediately. “You keep it up, your face will freeze that way.” “You vain son of a bitch,” Steve throws back, smile blooming easy and unbearably familiar. “How d’you even know it’s you I’m looking at? Maybe I’m just admiring the scenery.” “Perfectly good window right next to you, Rogers.” “Sure.” He yawns again, then breaks out into a grin. “View’s not as pretty, though.” Bucky, to his utter bewilderment, feels his face flush hot. “Oh, I’m pretty now, is that it?” he settles on after a moment. “Yeah, Buck,” Steve says, grin widening impishly. This motherfucker. “Prettiest dame in the whole dance hall.” Bucky snorts. “Unbelievable. You stop trying to kill a guy for two minutes…” “Got the hair for it, now, too.” “Asshole,” Bucky mutters, but the laughter’s escaping despite his best judgement. “Tell you one thing: I definitely don’t remember you being this much of a pain in my neck.” “Good thing I don't mind reminding you, then,” Steve says in a breezy tone, grabbing the phone between them and hitching his knees up onto the dashboard.

No idea who all’s done this so far, but I'm gonna go ahead and lightly poke @emjee @snowangeldotmp3 @painted-doe @burberrycanary @vostok3-ka @gyokujyn @buckrogers as well as open tag anyone else who would like to do this. (yes, I really mean that, and please tag me if you do!) Contestants, your words are space, sharp, sweet and home. Go nuts!

[pleiadesfm]

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lysain

rege jean page, pansexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that sebastian rogare? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of lysain. i hear they’re 37, but they’re also a half-elf. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a crown prince. they seem to be charismatic & eloquent, but also libidinous & impulsive. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include fingers running along silk robes, a charming smile accompanied by sweet words, & the warm kiss of the sun upon one’s skin.

jacob anderson, homosexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that styrr morningstar? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of lysain. i hear they’re 34, but they’re also a seer. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a prince. they seem to be out spoken & intelligent, but also deceitful & only cares about himself. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include a tongue as wicked as the poisons his land is known for, always being one step ahead as if he can see into the future, a smile that is as sharp as a basilisk’s tongue. 

daniel sharman, homosexual, cis man + he/him → isn’t that kairon arcanis? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of lysain. i hear they’re 38, but they’re also a sorcerer. they’ve risen up the ranks to become the master of whisperers. they seem to be observant & ardent, but also beguiling & machiavellian. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include hands, adorned with precious gold and silver rings, always at work, whether pulling strings behind the scenes or tracing invisible sigils in the air when no one’s looking ; a voice like velvet, smooth and dangerous, laced with both charm and command, capable of swaying hearts and bending minds ; but beneath the seduction and the politics, there’s a restlessness, a yearning for something more— something beyond the court’s games, beyond the endless thrills of manipulation and power … a desire for a real purpose.

theo james, bisexual, cis male + he/him/his → isn’t that oisín slatiascairis? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of lysain. i hear they’re 40, but they’re also a sorcerer. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a lord of (castle) qaixoneus. they seem to be ambitious & charismatic, but also deceitful & power-hungry. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include dark secrets hidden deep in dungeons; always looking prim and proper with friendly gestures and fake smiles; plotting and scheming behind people’s backs. 

varlinnis

oliver jackson cohen, homosexual, male + he/him → isn’t that malik niamh feinhalnaar? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of varlinnis. i hear they’re 38, but they’re also a sorcerer. they’ve risen up the ranks to become the second oldest prince. they seem to be kind & talented, but also cowardly & indecisive. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include body wrapped in finest silks, golden chains and jewelry, the calming rustle of waterfalls.

paul mescal, homosexual, cis male + he/him/his → isn’t that ryker feinhalnaar? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of varlinnis. i hear they’re 29, but they’re also a sorcerer. they’ve risen up the ranks to become the youngest prince of varlinnis. they seem to be compassionate & tenacious, but also stubborn & naïve. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include long days training in the art of fighting and magic, resulting in sweat, grime and grit dirtying armours and clothes; hidden trips out of the castle walls into the city; dipping fingers into other people’s pockets.

charlie hunnam, bisexual, cis man + he/him → isn’t that lorent voltehre? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of varlinnis. i hear they’re 45, but they’re also a witcher. they’ve risen up the ranks to become the lord commander of the kingsguard. they seem to be resilient & resourceful, but also cynical & aloof. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include a body, hardened by years of training and mutations, moving with the fluidity of a predator, every muscle honed for a single purpose … to kill ; yet, even with all the blood he has shed, there’s a rare tenuous flicker of tenderness when he looks at those he has sworn to protect— a quiet, almost reluctant bond, forged in the turmoil of his own brokenness ; the royal court is foreign to him, its intrigues a game he’s deeply uninterested in— but still he stands between the royal family of varlinnis and whatever darkness might come for them, watchful, patient, like the hunter he has always been. 

ritrinc 

adam huber, homosexual, trans male + any pronouns → isn’t that bellamy saewine? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of ritrinc. i hear they’re 36, but they’re also a changeling. they’ve risen up the ranks to become the eldest princess. they seem to be amicable & diplomatic, but also sensuous & guileful. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include fresh flowers, seaglass, plunging necklines, cinched bodices, a knowing smirk, hot baths, body oils, perfumes, glittering gems, a hushed whisper, silks and lace. 

ruairi o'connor, homosexual, cis male, he/him → isn’t that solomon saewine? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of ritrinc. i hear they’re 29, but they’re also a human. they’ve risen up the ranks to become the second born prince, third in line to the throne. they seem to be intelligent & resilient, but also aloof & condescending. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include glowing candles in a dark room, piled tomes, star charts & sextants, cold glares, polished boots, obsidian & silver, quiet sighs, crow feathers, jasmine tea.

joseph quinn, bisexual, non-binary + they/them/he/him → isn’t that kit? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of ritrinc. i hear they’re 30, but they’re also a half-elf. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a healer. they seem to be positive & friendly, but also too trusting & have a weak attention span. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include dirt under their fingernails, moss in their iris, henna tattoos that cover/linger their arms of flowers and various plants, shedded snake skin.

lewis tan, homosexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that lysander? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of ritrinc. i hear they’re 34, but they’re also a dragonrider (emberclaw bloodline). they’ve risen up the ranks to become a knight. they seem to be confident & ambitious, but also headstrong & unforgiving. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include waves crashing against a stony shore, flying through the storm to protect the ships coming into town and a burning fury in one’s veins that fuel one’s desire to be better.

vissai 

pedro pascal, homosexual, male + he/him → isn’t that darius aurelius alaric skywarden? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of vissai. i hear they’re 49, but they’re also a dragonrider. they’ve risen up the ranks to become the crown prince. they seem to be loyal & resourceful, but also ambitious & rash. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include blood splattered over royal garb, calloused hands sand and dirt crusted under short fingernails, golden decor in the form of a proud dragon on dark leather armor. 

taylor zahkar perez, unlabeled, cis male + he/him → isn’t that dante skywarden? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of vissai. i hear they’re 29, but they’re also a seer. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a prince. they seem to be diplomatic & creative, but also stubborn & argumentative. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include pristine marble, dripping in jewlery, night terrors.

tom holland, homosexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that greyson stormfyre? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of vissai. i hear they’re 30, but they’re also a dragonrider. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a vigilante. they seem to be loyal & intelligent, but also sarcastic & cynical. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include ice storm, onyx stone, bloody swords. 

jeffrey dean morgan, homosexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that balthor miledon? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of vissai. i hear they’re 55, but they’re also a half-giant. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a blacksmith. they seem to be self-sufficent & practical, but also rigid & aloof. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include rough and calloused hands, the scent of coal and hot metal, long hike in the mountains with harsh wind slapping against face.

chasque 

hale appleman, pansexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that anders malikov? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of chasque. i hear they’re 36, but they’re also a changling. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a bastard prince. they seem to be cunning & dramatic, but also self absorbed & reserved when it comes to feelings/emotions. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include the smell of old pages and ink, darkness that seems to follow him where ever he goes, the shine of gems that hang off of his clothing, a soul that wants to shine bright but is covered in darkness and the secret he carries inside of him. 

emilio sakraya, bisexual, cis man + he/him → isn’t that arkelos? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of chasque. i hear they’re 28, but they’re also a human. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a blacksmith. they seem to be assiduous & steadfast, but also simpleminded & foolhardy. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include broad shoulders, honed by endless days at the forge, muscles strong as steel but movements still raw & untamed  ;   the scent of soot and iron clinging to him like second skin, callused hands gripping a hammer with the ease of muscle memory  ;   dark & steady gaze, as if they’ve seen too much to be fooled by anything— yet still hold a flicker of unspoken desires, a hunger for the unknown and the thrill of adventure.

umoria 

kit harington, pansexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that gethin blaiddwyn? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of umoria. i hear they’re 38, but they’re also a half-elf. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a prince. they seem to be pragmatic & idealistic, but also aloof & untrusting. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include a deep forest covered in freshly fallen snow, the sun shining through a stormy sky, an ancient sword stabbed into a moss covered stone. 

henry cavill, homosexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that the white wolf? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of umoria. i hear they’re 175, but they’re also a witcher. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a witcher. they seem to be resourceful & intelligent, but also sarcastic & callous. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include golden eyes, wolf’s fur, bloody stained fingers.

dev patel, homosexual, non-binary + they/them → isn’t that murai of house thalindor? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of umoria. i hear they’re 33, but they’re also a sorcerer. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a traveling merchant. they seem to be gracious & meticulous, but also calculating & dishonest. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include assorted goods in wooden carts, the clink of gold coins in a pouch, mischievous smile hidden behind high collar coat.

leo suter, bisexual, cis male + he/him → isn’t that rodrik gauthier? i’ve seen them wearing the crest of emoria. i hear they’re 32, but they’re also a witcher. they’ve risen up the ranks to become a lord commander of the kingsguard. they seem to be meticulous & adroit, but also critical & restless. if you look closely, you’ll see their aesthetics include a mane of hair flowing in a gentle breeze, a spark of mischief twinkling in eyes the color of the sea and the clanging of swords  clashing against one another.

[unfortunate-arrow]

𝐎𝐂 𝐱 𝐎𝐂 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬: Part 1, 1870-1960

⤷ part 2 (1961-2010) | part 3 (minor ocs)

An open offer for oc x oc interactions for all of my HP OCs and the types of relationships that they’re open for!

This functions as a reset for all of my OCs’ dorms and as such, there are anywhere from 1-4 open beds in most of the dorms. OCs of the same gender, house, and year share a dorm. There’s also a soft reset on friendships, so please let me know about those too! One OC is available for a love interest.

If you are interested, please comment, reblog, or send an ask with: the name of your OC, the name of my OC, and the preferred relationship!

Eras Involved: HPHL, Victorian, WW1, FBAWTFT, Marauders

𝙷𝙾𝙶𝚆𝙰𝚁𝚃𝚂 𝙻𝙴𝙶𝙰𝙲𝚈 𝙴𝚁𝙰

Orla Deidre O’Rourke | profile | starts hogwarts in 1885

house: slytherin 

date of birth: september 6, 1873 (virgo)

pronouns: she/her

blood status: pureblood

personality types: infj & enneagram type 5w4

extracurriculars: none

professions: ancient runes translator

faceclaim: megan follows 

love interest: cillian lynch

dormmates: priscilla parkinson | open | open | open

open for: friendships, 3 dormmates

Cillian Cathal Lynch | profile | starts hogwarts in 1887

house: slytherin 

date of birth: march 5, 1874 (pisces)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: pureblood 

personality types: entj & enneagram type 3

extracurriculars: none

professions: magical object appraiser 

faceclaim: hugh grant

love interest: orla o’rourke 

dormmates: ignatius butler | maurice flint | theophilus nott | open

open for: friendships, rivals, 1 dormmate

Tadhg Oisín Lynch | profile | starts hogwarts in 1887

house: gryffindor 

date of birth: march 5, 1874 (pisces)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: pureblood

personality types: istp & enneagram type 7w6

extracurriculars: quidditch (keeper)

professions: cursebreaker 

faceclaim: rob lowe 

love interest: niamh kelly 

dormmates: dermot kennedy | john cunningham | philip thompson | gabriel sapieha (slytherindisaster)

open for: friendships

Niamh Brigid Kelly | profile | starts hogwarts in 1886

house: ravenclaw

date of birth: february 9, 1875 (aquarius)

pronouns: she/her

blood status: muggleborn

personality types: enfp & enneagram type 7w8

extracurriculars: prefect

professions: auror 

faceclaim: robin wright

love interests: tadhg lynch (tadhg lives au timeline, primary) | tbd (canon timeline)

dormmates: samantha dale | open | open | open 

open for: 3 dormmates, friendships

Vincent George Augustus Fitzroy | profile | starts hogwarts in 1887

house: slytherin 

date of birth: october 4, 1875 (libra)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: muggleborn

personality types: istp & enneagram type 6w5

extracurriculars: tbd

professions: thief/pickpocket, tbd 

faceclaims: lucas jade zumann & ben lloyd hughes

love interest: brianna o’rourke

dormmates: tiernan o’rourke jr. | open | open | open

open for: friendships, 3 dormmates

Brianna Florence O’Rourke | profile | starts hogwarts in 1887

house: hufflepuff 

date of birth: march 26, 1876 (aries)

pronouns: she/her

blood status: pureblood 

personality types: infp & enneagram type 9

extracurriculars: prefect, headgirl

professions: potioneer

faceclaims: amybeth mcnulty & charlotte spencer 

love interest: vincent fitzroy

dormmates: open | open | open | open 

open for: friendships, 4 dormmates

𝚅𝙸𝙲𝚃𝙾𝚁𝙸𝙰𝙽 𝙴𝚁𝙰 | starts hogwarts 1892

Maxwell Eamon “Max” Pembroke | profile 

house: hufflepuff

date of birth: october 31, 1880 (scorpio)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: half-blood

personality types: istp & enneagram type 5w6

extracurriculars: quidditch (seeker)

professions: professional quidditch player (seeker, caerphilly catapults & kenmare kestrels) 

faceclaim: leo suter 

love interest: ivy anders (@kc-and-co)

dormmates: simon battersea | open | open | open 

open for: 3 dormmates, friendships (tentatively, max is a big homebody & quidditch teammates are probably best)

Georgiana Reva “Georgie” Parsons | profile 

house: gryffindor

date of birth: january 31, 1881 (aquarius)

pronouns: she/her

blood status: muggleborn

personality types: enfj & enneagram type 1w9

extracurriculars: prefect

professions: lawyer/barrister

faceclaim: simone ashley 

love interest: angelo della rovere (@potionboy3)

dormmates: open | open | open | open 

open for: friendships, 4 dormmates

Edmund Dermot Ferdia Kennedy | profile

house: gryffindor

date of birth: april 10, 1881 (aries)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: pureblood

personality types: estj & enneagram type 1

extracurriculars: prefect, headboy

professions: treasury department employee 

faceclaim: jonathan bailey 

love interest: lottie gallagher (@slytherindisaster)

dormmates: open | open | open | open

open for: friendships, 4 dormmates

Minerva Aileen Kennedy | profile

house: ravenclaw

date of birth: april 10, 1881 (aries)

pronouns: she/her

blood status: pureblood

personality types: entp & enneagram type 9w8

extracurriculars: the hogwarts women writers club

professions: author

faceclaim: claudia jessie

love interest: adonis demiurgos (@endlessly-cursed)

dormmates: open | open | open | open

open for: 4 dormmates, friendships, rivals

Simon Percival Theodore “Wex” Battersea | profile

house: hufflepuff

date of birth: june 21, 1881 (gemini)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: muggleborn

personality types: istj & enneagram type 9w1

extracurriculars: none

professions: the earl of wexford 

faceclaim: william moseley 

love interest: nilüfer sultan (@endlessly-cursed)

dormmates: max pembroke | open | open | open

open for: 3 dormmates, friendships

William John Devlin | profile

house: ravenclaw

date of birth: july 5, 1881 (cancer)

pronouns: he/him 

blood status: muggleborn

personality types: isfp & enneagram type 4w5

extracurriculars: quidditch (seeker)

professions: artist, laborer

faceclaims: luke thompson & elliot grihault 

love interest: josie edwards (@slytherindisaster), primrose gray (arranged fiancée, @endlessly-cursed)

dormmates: open | open | open | open

open for: 4 dormmates, friendships (tentative because he’s very private and doesn’t open up easily, he always expects to be ridiculed due to being illegitimate)

𝚆𝙾𝚁𝙻𝙳 𝚆𝙰𝚁 𝟷 𝙴𝚁𝙰

Ophelia Anne Lovell | profile | starts hogwarts in 1904

house: hufflepuff

date of birth: november 3, 1892 (scorpio)

pronouns: she/her

blood status: half-blood

personality types: esfj & enneagram type 2w3

extracurriculars: prefect, headgirl

professions: nurse, owl air force, tbd

faceclaim: conor leslie

love interests: patrick simmons (@potionboy3), klara belikova (@fischerfrey)

dormmates: open | open | open | open

open for: friendships, 4 dormmates

Linus Matthew Sullivan | profile | starts ilvermorny in 1905

house: wampus (attended ilvermorny)

date of birth: november 26, 1893 (sagittarius)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: muggleborn

personality types: infj & enneagram type 6

extracurriculars: tbd

professions: newsboy, soldier, tbd

faceclaim: joseph mazzello

love interest: maritza krum (@potionboy3)

dormmates: reuben o’dwyer | open | open | open

open for: friendships, 3 dormmates

Colm Michael O’Shea | profile | starts hogwarts in 1905

house: gryffindor

date of birth: august 27, 1894 (virgo)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: presumed muggleborn, but is actually half-blood

personality types: estp & enneagram type 6w5

extracurriculars: quidditch (keeper)

professions: bartender, soldier, intelligence operative, tbd

faceclaim: josh hartnett

love interest: ione avery (@cursed-herbalist)

dormmates: rory o’neill | grant abbott | open | open

open for: friendships, 2 dormmates

𝙵𝙰𝙽𝚃𝙰𝚂𝚃𝙸𝙲 𝙱𝙴𝙰𝚂𝚃𝚂 𝙴𝚁𝙰

Rory Patrick O’Neill | profile | starts hogwarts in 1905

house: gryffindor

date of birth: may 8, 1894 (taurus)

pronouns: he/him

blood status: muggleborn

personality types: istj & enneagram type 6w5

extracurriculars: quidditch (seeker), quidditch captain

professions: professional quidditch player (seeker, ballycastle bats), quidditch coach (ballycastle bats)

faceclaim: jamie dornan

love interests: francesca ashby (deceased), ethel malinda (@fischerfrey)

dormmates: colm o’shea | grant abbott | open | open

open for: friendships, 2 dormmates

Aisling Maeve Lynch | profile | starts hogwarts in 1918

house: hufflepuff

date of birth: april 22, 1907 (taurus)

pronouns: she/her

blood status: half-blood

personality types: isfp & enneagram type 6w7

extracurriculars: prefect, headgirl

professions: aurologist

faceclaims: hannah dodd & shay rudolph

love interest: jojo sapieha (@slytherindisaster)

dormmates: open | open | open | open

open for: friendships, 4 dormmates

𝙼𝙰𝚁𝙰𝚄𝙳𝙴𝚁𝚂 𝙴𝚁𝙰

Oscar Daniel Lynch | profile | starts ilvermormy in 1971 and hogwarts in 1974

house: horned serpent, slytherin

date of birth: february 22, 1960

pronouns: he/him

blood status: pureblood

personality types: intp & enneagram type 3w4

extracurriculars: tbd

professions: (wrongful) azkaban prisoner & tbd

faceclaim: chris o’donnell

love interest: open (heterosexual, second chance romance? i never stopped loving you?)

dormmates: open | open | open | open

open for: a love interest, friendships, 4 dormmates, rivals

[xyliane]

Fake fic ask game! Title: "Put Me Back In It" (yes I'm sending u a hozier lyric title xD) in w/e fandom you feel like!

gonna give you two, because 1, I'm rereading the Vorkosigan Saga and just got to Memory and I have certain events on my mind, and 2, hozier let's goooooooooooo

put me back in it (yu yu hakusho, yukimura keiko/urameshi yusuke, yukimura keiko & botan, yukimura keiko & kuwabara kazuha, kuwabara kazuha/yukina, hiei & yukina, kurama, vaguely inspired by orpheus and eurydice, more inspired by oisín and niamh, only niamh is yusuke and keiko has Opinions about demon realm)

summary: come to demon realm, yusuke said. hang out, watch a tournament, I'm disqualified this year so I can't fight, yusuke said. there won't be any problems, I promise, yusuke said.

if he wasn't currently suffering a bad case of mostly-probably dead, keiko would have killed him herself. she's going to have to save them all instead.

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put me back in it (vorkosigan saga [lois mcmaster bujold], miles naismith vorkosigan & dendarii mercenaries, miles naismith vorkosigan & simon illyan, miles naismith vorkosigan/elli quinn, miles naismith vorkosigan & simon illyan, miles naismith & miles vorkosigan, canon-typical violence, canon-typical depression, suicidal ideation, what if, memory spoilers)

summary: miles manages to keep a lid on his little...mid-combat seizure issue for five extra minutes. an unimportant impsec courier keeps his legs, admiral naismith keeps his job, and the dendarii mercenary fleet keeps on flying. it's only when a problem on barrayar sets the fleet adrift from their oldest and most stable employer that miles has to to return home with a plan to save illyan, save impsec, save barrayar herself. all it would cost is lieutenant lord miles vorkosigan, but he's been fading for a while anyway.

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fake fic ask game! send me a fic that doesn't exist, and I'll pretend it does!

[oflights]

Hello! Top 5 fave folklores/fairytales? :)

ohhhh i LOVE this one! wow okay this is so much fun:

Petrosinella by Giambattista Basile, which is one of the origins of the Rapunzel fairytale! It's a Neapolitan fairytale where a pregnant woman steals parsley from an ogress and has to give up her baby as punishment. The ogress teaches the baby magic and when she grows up, she escapes using magic acorns that turn into animals to attack the ogress. It's very fun even aside from the whole hair thing.

Pintosmalto, again by Basile, where a woman who doesn't want to marry anyone her father chooses makes her perfect husband out of treasures that her father brings her instead; a queen steals the husband away and she has to go get him back.

I'm a sucker for the genre of Irish fairytales where a fairy king steals a queen or a bride and then her husband goes crazy trying to get her back. The one where Fionbharr steals Ethna is fun, the king literally digs all the way down into the fairy realm under a hill until he's close to destroying the palace and Fionbharr is like fiiine, take her back just don't mess up my house.

Similarly I love anything set in Tír na nÓg. I love Niamh and Oisín (and I really like Yeats' version!) Niamh takes Oisín to live in Tír na nÓg with her for what he thinks is 3 years, but is actually 300. He wants to go back to Ireland and she's like okay, but don't touch the ground; he goes back and falls off his horse and immediately ages 300 years and dies.

The Brown Bear of Norway is long and twisty and honestly needs a good retelling someday. When my dad read this story to me as a kid, I went around telling people I was going to marry a bear when I grew up, because to me the point of the story was she should've just dealt with him being a bear sometimes (I was unconcerned about the kidnapped children).

ask me top 5 anything! 🌱🌰🧚🏻🐻

[orangerosebush]

I did get your AF ask, but I'm holding off on answering so I can really think about it.

Off the cuff, I'd say Colfer does employ some writing techniques that are common among fairy tales: describing something in metaphor, or claiming it's "beyond description." However, when talking about scenes or concepts that are almost impossible to translate from text to a visual medium, none come to mind.

I do need to reread the series, anyway. Been a few years.

Absolutely no rush to answer that ask, if at all! There's limited time to use Tumblr, and I want folks to interact with my asks only insofar as they have the energy and interest in the topic.

I have been rereading the books; I was reminded of what you'd talked about with adapting parts of the series when I hit the scene with young!Artemis and Angeline (who is possessed by Opal and thus does not realize her son is the "wrong" age) in TTP. It's possible in the text to delay the reveal of the substitution of Artemises, but the effect would necessarily be trickier to achieve in a visual medium.

Although I still think the first three books of the series are most well-written, I've been enjoying the later series more than I did upon my initial read. I appreciate certain choices now (e.g., Artemis' death and rebirth, the three years lost in Hybras that mirror mythic stories like Oisín and Niamh, etc) in a way that I did not as a teen.

[clochanamarc]

" now, don't be upset... but i did this with everyone's best interests at heart. " trent's voice, quiet and velvety smooth, leaks apologies across the cold stone floor of the long-abandoned kitchen. her hands wrap around the frame of a photograph, one of her as a toddler, giggling with oisín under the shade of a tree.

" look, if you're that stressed about the instagraph, you can post a picture of a tree or something. just... nothing identifiable. some secrets are best left buried, despite what you and your profession might think-- " her gaze lifts, only to assure him that her sincerity comes with respect, and finds niamh standing behind him. " oh, what the fuck? "

" she's your sister-- "

" and the last person on the planet who needs to be here! " the photograph joins the other forgotten pieces of the past, and she moves quickly across the floor, breezing past trent in her haste. " @hcpebled, i can explain. but i'll explain once we're home. it's not too late, you haven't seen anything, we still have time. and you can be pissed at me, i'm not denying anybody that right but you will be doing that in new york. "

OPTIONS: ( D20 LINK HERE! )

ignore aisling and take a seat next to the boxes of scrolls and mugs of tea.

make a reasonable argument for staying at the estate. ( d12 but failure just means that ajay and trent back her up and aisling loses as the minority-- )

get mad at aisling (rightly so) for trying to take this insanity on her shoulders and not tell her a word of it.

OTHER! ( do whatever u want i am Struggling with the options for aisling's threads today-- )

[secretswiftymarvelfan]

🍀Happy St Patrick’s Day!🍀

Hope you all enjoy the day and take the opportunity to learn about Irish Culture because it’s so magical!

And I thought it would be nice as part of St Patricks Day to talk about the Origin and Story behind the name I use on this blog!

Niamh - Pronounced Neev

It means Brightness and Radiance

According to Irish Legend she is known as Niamh Cinn-Óir, meaning Niamh of Golden Hair. She was a beautiful princess, strong, and mysterious and has links with magic and faeries. She is also the daughter of Manannán mac Lir, god of the sea, and rides a magical white horse called Enbarr.

She rules over the land of Tír na nÓg (the land of eternal youth), and the story in which she features most is “Oisín in Tír na nÓg” from the Ossianic/Fenian Cycle of Irish mythology.

According to Irish legend, Niamh spotted Oisín from across the sea, a young warrior who was a part of the Fianna.

They swiftly fell in love, and she whisked him off to the land of Tír na nÓg so they could be young and in love together forever. They lived happily for 300 years in the faerie land.

After some time, however, a small part of Oisín longed to see Ireland and his family again. Niamh loaned Oisín her horse, with the warning that, should his feet touch Irish soil, he would never be able to return to Tír na nÓg.

That Irish legend states that upon his return, Oisín found his childhood home covered in moss and his family long buried. Some men in his village informed him that the Fianna were only childhood stories told to them by their grandfathers.

 Oisín offered to help them as they struggled to move a stone and fell from his horse in the process. The minute he touched the ground, he aged the 300 years he had spent with Niamh in Tír na nÓg, and their love story had a tragic end.

In the medieval version of the story from Irish history, Niamh is the daughter of the King of Munster, Aengus Tírech of ancient Ireland. She elopes with Oisín to Ulster, where they spent six weeks together. Tragically, the story ends with her death as her father arrives with an army in tow.

I absolutely love this legend and it definitely helped inspire the feel I wanted for the reader in The Demigod From Asgard 🥰

[cosmicyam]

as a fenian, I can fully imagine a universe where the gang are all irish and fit into certain archetypes of modern irish society. walk w/ me here:

Dennis: Went to one of the “fancy” all-boys schools - a st.pats college probs. Maybe even something like gonzaga. Has a south dublin accent. Did a joint honours of psychology and - honestly? - food science i’d say. Used to wear polos and boat shoes every day, before he got closer w/ Mac and Charlie. ‘Happens’ to be in the pub when college night outs are happeneing so he can chat up girls.  Irish Names: Connor/Jack/Ryan (which i realise would make him ryan reynolds but move past it)

Dee: Went to loreto. Did psychology at Trinners. Used to constantly speak with an exaggerated D4 accent but now only uses it in certain schemes. Clings to her stuff she got in Brown Thomas on Grafton Street when she was a teenager. Says “ah here”. Claims girls are too much drama. Refuses to vape, only smokes cigs. Irish Names: Niamh/Orla/Caoimhe 

Mac: Roadman definitely. Went to a Christian Brothers school along with Charlie. Puts on fake northsider accent but it’s really more neutral since his da’s from Sligo. Wears northsider fully black/grey fits. Pretends he likes vaping more than he actually does. Tells ppl he carries a shank around (doesn’t). Once clicked on a link saying he’d won a trip to Tenerife and got his facebook hacked. Irish Names: Finn (not fionn, finn), Johno, Danny 

Charlie: Went to Christian Brothers with Mac. Got constantly in trouble at school for his shoes being wrong, his jumper being too tatty, not tucking in his shirt etc. Hangs around the ramparts looking for interesting trinkets and accidently got poked w/ a syringe in the process. Went swimming in a pothole once. Vapes. Does boyracing with Mac and Dennis in the empty supervalu carpark at night. Lives in one of those shabby Dublin flats that were built a bit too fast to be safe to live in. Irish Names: Oisín/Seán/Cillian 

i’ll edit this later to include frank but i need some help thinking of his irish archetype so constructive advice would be welcomed

[mh-dreamscape]

🌊🌊 Niamh Cinn-Óir Descendant at Monster High!! 🌊🌊

Last semester, I had recently gotten into Irish Folklore/Myths, specifically the story of Niamh and Oisín. I don’t believe I’m Irish, so if I get anything wrong or this is weird, please let me know! I’ll immediately take her down! I just thought she’d be a cool concept for Monster High since it delves into other mythologies! I specifically made her as a G3 character, but she could be from other Gens too! Facts about her and their brief story are below:

Niamh Cinn-Óir can be depicted as the goddess of the sea, fate, death, and is the daughter of the King of the Land of Youth (Tír an nÓg). The most well-known story of her tells the tale of her venturing to Ireland across the Atlantic Ocean. This is where she came across Oisín and the Fianna tribe on the Irish shores. They both instantly fell in love and Niamh asked Oisín to come with her back to the Land of Youth to get married. He agreed and they lived there joyfully for three years, eventually having 2 sons and a daughter.

Oisín, however, grew homesick and wished to leave this realm to visit his family back in Ireland. Niamh begged him not to leave, but eventually let him by giving him her white horse to cross the water. She warned him that she wouldn’t be able to protect him outside of the magical realm if he stepped foot on the soil. When Oisín reached Ireland, he couldn’t find his tribe and found out from the locals that the Fianna Tribe left hundreds of years ago. He ended up finding out that 300 years had passed in Ireland during the time he lived in the Land of Youth.

Oisín ran into a group of Irishmen struggling to move a large rock and lent down from the horse to help them. Sadly, he fell off and touched the soil, immediately turning into a withered old man. He ended up passing a few days later on that very same Irish soil, never to see Niamh again on the human plane.

Notes on Doll:

Once again, if I got anything wrong or this is weird, please let me know and I’ll take her down! I just thought she’d be a cool addition to Monster High and she was more of a “passion project” than an OC! I hope you guys like her!

[rowan-blood]

Pronounciation Guide & Title Reference (fictional & inspired) WIP

BOOK 1:

Ailir (fictional) eye-leer Asche (fictional) ash Aon-adharch (scottish-gaelic) oon er-kach Beantighe (irish-gaelic) ban-tee Bríghde (gaelic) bride Connacht (irish-gaelic) con-ah-kt Clymeus (fictional, greek inspo) clai-may-us Cylvan (fictional) sil-van Derdriu (irish-gaelic) der-dru Eias (fictional) eye-uss Elluin (fictional) ell-oo-in Naoill (fictional) now-ill Naoise (irish-gaelic) nee-sha Niamh (irish-gaelic) neeve Oisín (irish-gaelic) oh-sheen Shamhradháin (irish-gaelic) sham-ra-dien Sídhe (irish-gaelic) shee Tuatha dé Danann (irish-gaelic) too-ha de dan-an

The Fox and the Dryad

Beantighe (ban-tee) Felme (fell-ma) Larissa (lah-riss-ah) Lillis (lil-iss) Lusia (loose-ia) Malric (mal-rick) Maura (more-ah) Mavera (mah-vare-ah) Neda (neh-da) Persea (purr-say-ah) Reta (reh-tah) Sídhe (shee)

Title Reference (fictional)

he/she/they Lord/Lady/Gentle King/Queen/Danae Prince/Princess/Daurae

[ly0nstea]

Pronounciation guide for my non-irish speaking fic readers

I wrote a PJO-based fic around Celtic myth and I know not a lot of people speak Irish so, here's a little guide on how the words and phrases are pronounced and their meaning! Enjoy!

Word - meaning- pronunciation guide

Siobháin - Name (God is gracious) - shuv-awn/shiv-awn

NíCróga - Daughter of blood/gore - crow-gah

Maidin Mhaith - Good morning - moh-jin woh (oh pronounced closer to the o in stop)

A leanbh - Calling to child - ah lan-uv

Íosa - Jesus - ee-uh-sah

Nuair na ba dul seasc - Nurr nah bah dul shash-k

agus na caoirigh ná táirgthe - oh-gus nah kwee-rig naw taw-rg-hah

tá Éire i nguais - taw air-ah ih new-ish

beidh sraith nua a tharlaithe - beg shrah new-a ah har-lah-hah

beidh curadh nua a bhreith - beg curr-ah new-ah ah vreh

Ó! - An exclamation - Oh!

Mo chailín beag - My little girl - muh hall-een byug

A dhéithe - A plural form of oh my god - Ah yay-ih-hah

Púca - Ghost - Poo-kah

Cú Chulainn - Ancient Celtic Hero - Koo kull-in

Tír na nÓg - Teer nah n-owe-g

Oisín - Name (Fawn/Little Deer) - uh-sh-een

Niamh - Name (Bright/Radiant) - Nee-av

Badhbh - Name (War Goddess) - Bye-v

Bean-Sídhe - Mythical Creature (Banshee) - Banshee

Foc - Fuck - Fuck

Drogheda - Name (Town) - Droh-head-ah

A athair - Calling to father - Ah ah-her

Ó'Lír - Son of Lír - Owe leer

Knowth - Name (mound) - N-owe-th

Oscailt - Open - Us-kult

Anois - Now - an-ish

A Sheáin - Calling to Seán - ah hy-awn

Seáin - Name (John/Jack/Shaun) - Sh-awn

An Ródaí - On Road-ee

Tabhair Abhaile Mé, Brighid- Take me home, Brighid - T-aw-vur/T-aw-ur ah-wall-ya may, Brighid

Brighid - Name (Goddess) - Breed/Bt-ih-j-it/Br-ih-jih-d

I mo Dhia - Oh my god - Ih muh yee-ah

Dúlachán - Doo-lah-hawn

Fionn - Name (Finn) - Fy-un

Mac Cumhaill - Surname - Mac Cool

Teach na Leanaí Déithe - House of the Gods’ children - Chok - nah lan-ee day-ih-hah

Crannóg - type of house - Cran-owe-g

Tuatha Dé Danann - Tribe of Gods - Too-ah day dan-an

Mór - Big - More

an Fhile - The poet - on ill-ah

an Ghabha - The (black)smith - on hah-va

And a small featuring of portuguese

Olá - hello

Fica de boa aí, cara - Chill out, man

Merda! - Shit!

Carahlo - Fuck

[la-cocotte-de-paris]

J'ai encore une question, une sorte de question 2 bis: If you could meet any fictional character, who would it be?

Oooh, good question! I am not too sure, actually! Maybe Marguerite Gautier or Nastasya Filippovna because I'd want to give them a hug - the world was too cruel to them. But hanging out with Titania from A Midsummer Night's Dream would also be super cool! And all the mythical creatures too haha :P Ooh and Niamh from an Irish myth called Oisín i Tír na nÓg (she came from Tír na nÓg which is the land of Youth, was daughter of the King there, and she brought Oisín (an outsider) back to the island). My answers would be different though, if I could choose deities from antiquity! But "fictional character" is not exactly an appropriate label for them!