#obviously team “she’s also a werewolf”

[kumakuma-circus]

i love teddie's stupid ass halloween costume.

he looks so stupid and i love it.

[hoperays-song]

Reacting to Sing: Thriller (spoilers, obviously) Pt. 1

Okay the squid should dress up every day.

Idk why this just clicked for me, but the reason all their stuff always involves singing vegetables is cause thats the closest they can get to like singing animals in our world. Hence a literal horror story about them.

RYAN MY SON

RYAN IS HERE IN HIS SUIT FROM THE AUDITIONS

Porsha and Darius are on a date??? Good friends??? Love that for them.

MIKE IS SOMEHOW STILL ALIVE AND WITH NANCY

Also, Suki is here, it's great to see her.

Eddie and Nana, being the grandson, grandmother combo of the year out here, love Nana's new dress.

Ryan's not just here but he's in like one of the first rows (row three)!!! Supportive boyfriend of the year people.

Okay, love that opening. Also, could this be... forshadowing?

Audience Involvement everybody!!! Idk who this kid was but they're now my favourite.

The stage is actually looking like a stage for once! Go team! I like how we can see all the little tricks they used during the performance up to this point.

Okay, remember what i just said? Forget that. But the sets look so cool!

One, Gunter is a crowd favourite, as he should be. Two, I just love this screenshot.

Ash has appeared!

Johnny!! Looking as gay as possible, great to see it.

I'm not an expert but, hmmm, that don't look good for you Meena.

Also proof positive that Buster does not play on Halloween. If this is how outrageous his set design is, imagine his home decorating.

The entire cast singing throughout this song together was so fun too.

Genuine question, is this like their version of a werewolf? A werelemon? Cause like, they are all animals.

Clay's being more social again! Having parties! Inviting people over! Good for him!

Marcus lent Johnny the truck!! I can only imagine the probably three hour long talk about being safe and responsible at parties to be handed said keys but he looks so happy, showing off with the little key flip trick.

I love this line from Ash cause it shows just how much she clearly still talks to Clay if she has already talked to him about the potential of the cast being late, even hypothetically.

Welp, that's probably not a good sign. Buster, regret just doing a show about evil science stuff yet?

Yeah, I'd say he is.

Also, potential for this being a dream just skyrocketed. What's with his man and nearly dying everywhere he goes??? Sir you haven't even moved more than ten feet on screen yet.

Johnny is still an incredibly fast, slightly too reckless driver! I love that they kept that consistent tbh. Though if he could stop nearly running people over, I would put a lot more credit into said driving skills.

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what naruto characters are team edward and team jacob

naruto is firmly on team jacob. he's the superior choice! the childhood best friend who's been there the whole time! sakura bella can do way better than than pale weirdo!

sasuke pretends he doesn't know what twilight is but he does and he's team edward

sakura is team edward. they're soulmates! two halves of a whole! it's romantic!

hinata thinks edward/bella is very romantic but she's trying to come around on jacob for narutos sake

kiba is team jacob, obviously. he's a werewolf. that's awesome. who wouldn't want to date a werewolf?

shino is team edward. possibly just to piss kiba off.

ino is actually team jacob. she thinks he's just objectively hotter than edward.

choji is also team jacob, because jacob just seems like a nicer guy and edward is weird

shikamaru is team edward and irritated that he's the only one on his team who is

rock lee is too much of a sucker for love to be anything but a bella/edward shipper.

neji is on team jacob bc he cant help but root for the underdog.

tenten, just to be contrary, says that bella has better chemistry with alice

sai thinks they should just cut out the middleman and have edward and jacob kiss. problem solved.

[mimicmockingbirds]

Yellowjackets - Werewolves HCs

I know absolutely no one asked for this, but I'm missing the Yellowjackets crew, and I've been binging a horror media all week, so here are my loose ideas for a werewolf AU as inspired by this post

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Van & Taissa:

Obviously Van is the first one to turn, having been attacked by a rival werewolf during her side-quest with Tai, Mari, Akilah, and Misty like in the show

Tai also gets bitten in the process of helping Van heal/deal with her first transformation

From there, they spread the curse to the rest of the group, making them the leading alpha pair by proxy of "creating" the rest of the pack like alpha-parent pairs in the wild

Van struggles with the leadership role, considering herself more of a follower than a leader when in human form

Tai leans into it, being a natural leader in human form; although, since it was her idea to go on the side-quest that got Van bitten to begin with, she is more cautious when it comes to making decisions

Tai also gets more protective of the group as a whole, often herding them or biting their scruffs to keep them in place (i.e. safe) from rival wolves

Shauna:

Instantly embraces having a bigger, physically stronger body as a wolf

Uses it to unleash all of the compartmentalized anger and aggression she carries in human form, making her the most snappish of the group, bordering on feral

Consequently, she really struggles to submit to Tai and Van as the alpha pair, often testing their patience by trying to go off on her own or stealing scraps of their food

Has a lot of nicks on her body from Taissa constantly having to correct her behavior

Jackie:

The complete opposite as Shauna; she absolutely hates having a second body and the strangeness of having to navigate it

Is the most resistant to change in general, so her transformation process is particularly difficult

Stays in her human form as much as possible; only really shifts when there's conflict among the other wolves and they need a mediator to calm things down (especially because it's usually started by Shauna)

Since she's in human form so often, her social standing in the team/pack starts to decline, making her more submissive and subdued

Natalie:

Is resistant to the change at first, as she is resistant to the supernatural in general

Gradually starts to embrace having a wolf side when it proves useful in hunting/providing for the others

Starts to thrive because wolves naturally communicate via actions, which she prefers as someone who was raised on volatile emotions rather than rational words

Sometimes stays in wolf form just to vibe and show her affection for others, clambering on top of them or licking their muzzles when she's in a good mood

Mostly reverts to human form when she's upset, because it's easier to hide her emotions that way (although it quickly becomes a sign in and of itself that she's in a poor mood)

Misty:

Is absolutely enthralled with having a new, bigger body with better senses and strength

She is still the smallest of the group, so she compensates by being very vocal as a wolf, constantly yipping or howling

Shifts between human and wolf the most often, usually at random, because she does still value having human qualities when she needs to play group medic

As a human, she lacks a lot of social awareness for boundaries; as a wolf, that becomes even worse

Constantly inserts herself into others' personal space, butting her head or muzzle against theirs to see what they're doing or where they're going; consequently, she receives a lot of corrective behavior from the others, like nips to the ear or base of her tail

It works for about 5 seconds, then she's right back in their space

Laura Lee:

Absolutely hates shifting

Still views the entire situation of being stranded, and now forced to deal with transformations into another body, as some form of divine punishment

Like Jackie, mostly keeps to her human form whenever possible, and shifts only to play mediator when the others need it

However, unlike Jackie, her social standing doesn't suffer, since she has status by proxy of being friends with the likes of Van and Lottie

Lottie:

Is disorientated by the transformation process at first, wondering whether it's another symptom of her mental illness or withdrawal from her meds

Eventually accepts it, and is even comforted that she's not the only one suffering from strange phenomena for once

Due to her acceptance to change and the unknown, she is able to shift the most easily from one body to the other

She's the most attuned to the Wilderness as a human, so she has the best senses as a wolf; starts to accompany Natalie on hunts, wherein she tracks down the prey for Nat to kill

Is very anxious, so she is often scratching or grooming herself; her fur gets patchy around her paws from licking them so much

Builds a closer friendship with Natalie (from hunting together) and Van (for gifting her the bone-necklace), so they try to console her anxious habits, either by laying next to her or directly on top of her to keep her still

Travis:

Only embraces the change when Natalie does, especially since it proves so useful in hunting

Despite being a bigger size than the girls, he has the lowest social standing, since he was never officially on the team and thus, is considered an outsider to the instinctive pack dynamic

Mostly hovers at a distance from the girls during any gathering; however, he only exhibits outwardly submissive behavior like lowered ears and a tucked-in tail towards Van and Taissa, since they're the official alpha pair

Prefers to flee rather than fight during conflicts amongst the pack, only becoming aggressive when his hunting partners (Nat and Lottie) are involved

[germhammy]

“Fencing Team Practice”

Wednesday entered early with Enid and her brother Pugsley

Wednesday: Bianca. Time to pick the squad for Ilvermorny

Bianca: yes. I really like how Illyana is doing. But we need our stat keeper.

Wednesday: my brother will do it. He is not eligible to be a part of the fencing squad yet but he can keep stats. Illyana and Miguel can show him

Pugsley: hi. I’m Pugsley. Nice to meet you

Bianca: nice to meet you. You’re obviously nothing like your sister.

Enid: don’t be too sure, Bianca. He is still an Addams

Bianca: I’ll keep that in mind

Wednesday: indeed. Pugsley is soft and weak. But still an Addams. And my little brother and my weakness. But also my strength

Pugsley: hey! I’ve gotten stronger!

Wednesday: you have. Thing has kept me posted. You have been standing up to Dalton and the rest of the water polo team

Pugsley: it was so unfair that my bullies didn’t get any punishment. Just you.

Enid: anti bullying policies are always downplaying the victims and giving meaningless punishment to the bullies.

Wednesday: not to mention Dalton’s family probably paid them off. If it were not to be detrimental to my own dream? What a shame it would be if it were to get out that he was a high school bully and is missing a testicle due the revenge of his victim’s elder sister?

Bianca: I want to read your novel

Wednesday: I will give you an advance reader copy

The rest of the team started to file in. Bianca addressed them

Bianca: today we are choosing the squad taking on Ilvermorny as they visit Nevermore. They will be out for vengeance as we not only beat them on their territory, Nevermore had never bested them previously

Xavier: are you even sure the tournament will proceed? What about Tyler and his mommy?

Wednesday: you mock the danger we could possibly be in, Xavier. Especially yourself. If any of Tyler’s feelings for me were real? He could target you

Xavier: what about your previous girlfriend?

Enid: I’m prepared to defend myself as well as my girlfriend. I am not the same first time wolfing out werewolf that he encountered last time.

Xavier: oh and you think you can take him on?

Enid: I didn’t say that. And I don’t think that either. But at least I actually helped Wednesday that evening unlike you.

Xavier: hey! Helped!!

Bianca: I witnessed your idea of “helping”, Xavier. From what I saw? You did more harm than good. In my opinion? Wednesday shouldn’t have stepped in front of that arrow

Xavier: are you saying she should have let me die?

Wednesday: I did not necessarily step in front of the arrow to save you. Crackstone misdirected the arrow. If it was to hit you? It would have prolonged things. Or he could have prolonged things by making it chase me. I took the quickest means to stop the arrow and continue my confrontation

Bianca: Xavier. Please get back in line with the rest of the team. Enid, you too. Wednesday and I will be naming the squad to fight Ilvermorny when they visit Nevermore. We need to get practice in and get some details in to Wednesday’s grandmothers to perfect their charms and potions.

[caitlynskitten]

Wednesday and Yoko double teaming Wolf!Enid by chaining her down to the bed and playing with her giant red rocket 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

They work together to lick and rub and suck her bright red cock, even helping each other slowly work it into their pussies and riding the werewolf, slowly at first, but soon building up their speed as they get used to her overwhelming size. All the while, Enid can only lay there, muzzled and chained, and take all of it, grateful for even higher increased endurance, not only from being a werewolf, but also being in her wolf form.

Wednesday and Yoko make very sure to use that endurance to it’s fullest extent 🤭🤭

Enid really roughs up Yoko and Wednesday in bed. And while the two girls obviously enjoy it, Yoko and Wednesday want to return the favor. They of course work it out with Enid. Enid tells her that she wants to be surprised. When she wolfs out, she wants the girls to overpower her and then use her. The girls gladly take on that challenge.

Yoko and Wednesday worship’s Enid’s red rocket. When they get her hard, the girls play with it, blow it, rub it on their face, slap it on their tongue etc. they treat it like it’s their toy. Enid can stay hard for hours so the girls take advantage of it and ride it. The girls continuously cum on enid’s cock, almost covering it with cream. They’d continue back and forth until finally exploded and shoots her load like a volcano erupting.

Just when Enid thought it was over, Wednesday jerks her off overstimulating the werewolf and sticks it inside her and rides her again. Enid twitches and howls loudly while Wednesday continues bouncing up and down and making her shoot her load inside her over and over and over and over and over and-

-Several months later-

A largely pregnant Yoko and Wednesday lay on the couch bellied shown and rubbing their tummies happily ♥️

[heartz4shauna]

Werewolf Shauna + Human Jackie HCs pretty please - 🫧

werewolf!shauna x human!jackie headcanons :P

a/n: is this my first anon… hey ily.. also. i haven’t written in 2 months im feeling rusty 🥲

｡𖦹°‧ when shauna and jackie first became friends, shauna had literally no idea how to tell jackie about her little issue

｡𖦹°‧ jackie would ask for hugs and shauna would deny deny deny. she was so worried she might nick jackie with her claws

｡𖦹°‧ shauna even went to extremes to cover her mouth when she laughed, afraid that jackie might be able to see her fangs

｡𖦹°‧ jackie was suspicious of her and confronted her about it one day and shauna went so red.. bless her

｡𖦹°‧ shauna tried to explain why she had been acting so strange with the most obscure excuses like “i had the chicken pox” or “my hands were dirty” or “i just ate something and it got stuck in my teeth”. but, she did eventually tell the truth after jackie stared her down

｡𖦹°‧ once jackie knew the truth she used it to her advantage. after all, she had always loved dogs

｡𖦹°‧ if jackie was stressed about something, whether it be a soccer game or an assignment, she would call up shauna.

｡𖦹°‧ it annoyed shauna, having to turn literally any time jackie wanted but she knew it would help her out

｡𖦹°‧ jackie’s favourite thing about werewolf!shauna was her huge floppy ears of course . jackie couldn’t get enough of them ever

｡𖦹°‧ if jackie had trouble opening something, shauna would stick her fangs right in and rip it apart. one too many packages had been destroyed that way

｡𖦹°‧ during valentines, jackie would buy such sweet gifts for shauna. like chocolate or silver jewellery.. she would always forget shauna’s allergies (secretly, just kept the gifts for herself)

｡𖦹°‧ on the field, shauna was a maniac. she was the fastest on the team and jackie praised her constantly for it. “you were so good! honestly, i forget sometimes that you’re like.. subhuman.” shauna would give her a pointed look, as if to say “what the fuck????” but laughs it off instead

｡𖦹°‧ if someone on the opposing team was pissing off jackie, she’d call shauna over, like her guard dog. “you see 12? go scare her a bit, yeah?” shauna would roll her eyes, “it’s just a game, jackie.”

｡𖦹°‧ jackie’s curiosity will always get the better of her unfortunately. “so, if you bit me, hypothetically, would i turn or is it like a genetic thing?” “what do you do when you get.. urges? have you ever wanted to eat, like, one of us?” shauna just shrugs her off, “it’s hard to explain.” and leaves it at that

｡𖦹°‧ at sleepovers, jackie would always ask to paint shauna’s claws. “oh, c’mon! they’ll look nice. besides, they need some colour.”

｡𖦹°‧ during winter, if jackie was cold, she was never seen anywhere else but near shauna.

｡𖦹°‧ in modern times, jackie’s favourite movie would be twilight. “bella is so dumb. werewolves are obviously the better pick. they’re stronger, obviously, and probably more determined.” shauna just gives her a once over like “are you trying to flirt?”

｡𖦹°‧ “do you have a tail?” - jackie taylor, 1994

[randomgurl2326]

Andromeda and Perseus: Destined

Chapter 1: Platform 9 3/4

Harry Potter Masterlist

Series Masterlist

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Welcome back to Andromeda and Perseus: Destined, I am so ready to continue this crazy journey. This story will of course have lots of angst, smut, and fluffiness. Thank you guys for reading this story and trusting me💚💜

September 1st, 1991 Y/N and Mattheo’s Room, Malfoy Manor

Years passed, and things had changed for the Core Four. Each had grown and gotten their own personality; Mattheo was the fight starter (they found this out when one day the four were wandering around Diagon Alley and some kid a year younger than them pushed Mattheo. He wasn’t having it. Mattheo was also eight at the time), Draco was the dramatic one (his flair for unneeded fashion and over-the-top monologues and complaints explained that for itself), Theo turned into a shyer, studious boy only really talking much with his close friends (this only happened when his mother had died a year after the Infamous Day of Tag), and Y/N… well Y/N was stuck between fear of her father returning and acting like the perfect pure-blooded princess and turning to what the muggles called ‘punk’. So, as to say, much had changed.

Recently, the Core Four received their Hogwarts letters. Speaking of which, the twins were currently–excitedly–packing their trunks. The sounds of hushed whispers and the click-clacks of their trunks being filled to the brim with personal items and closed filled the otherwise quiet room.

The twins' room was humongous, each half of the room was completely different. Mattheo’s side was stuffed with Quidditch posters of whatever team he had deemed acceptable enough of his attention this season, a window next to his messy bed, and a half-empty walk-in closet that usually held his broom and his multitudes of fancy robes that Draco had convinced him were fashionable.

Y/N’s half of the room on the other hand was tidy to an extreme extent. Her walls were covered in posters for The Weird Sisters, The Cauldron Stirrers, and (her personal favorite, though muggle-linked) Mötley Crüe. Y/N had more memorabilia than Mattheo did, her desk and nightstand riddled (ha! See what I did there? No? Okay…) with enchanted polaroids she took with Theodore, Mattheo, and Draco (mostly with Theo). Her bed–unlike Mattheo’s–was neat and made, she also had drapes over her bed.

“Y/N/N, I swear if you don’t stop going on about how History of Magic or Ancient Runes is gonna be the most fun at Hogwarts, I will Avada myself,” the voice of little Mattheo Riddle clearly agitated at his sister’s ramblings.

“Mattheo, you clearly don’t understand the-” the younger Riddle’s voice is cut off as Draco comes barreling inside with his bursting trunk, and bleached blond hair.

“What does Matty not understand? Other than the obvious of course,” with his words he gets yells of protest from the older twin and a pillow to the face. “Just telling the facts!”

Y/N laughs at the two boys antics, “My nimrod of a brother simply cannot comprehend the sophisticality of what Hogwarts has to offer.” 

Mattheo mimics her words wordlessly and groans closing his trunk. Draco decides to speak up, “No surprises there, he couldn’t tell the difference between a werewolf and a puppy.” Again, a pillow is thrown at the blond’s face. “Again, facts… Anyways, I thought your,” Draco points to Y/N, “favorite part of leaving for Hogwarts would be seeing your best friend again.”

Y/N rolls her eyes, “Obviously, but the academic parts of Hogwarts can’t be ignored. Over the summer, I’ve been reading Hogwarts, A Hist-” Mattheo interrupts his little sister, rolling his eyes, “We know, you haven’t put the bloody thing down.”

The Riddle girl glares at her brother, “As I was saying before I was rudely interrupted: I’ve been reading Hogwarts, A History, and it says that the enchanted paintings inside of Hogwarts have receptive and cognitive memories, meaning they remember everything from any previous year they’ve been hung and enchanted inside of the castle. And the ghosts have stories of the time even before the infamous Wizarding-Muggle War of 1408. They’ll have so much to tell from what they’ve seen.” Y/N’s eyes lit up as she talked so passionately about what she’s learned over the past summer. She was especially excited to tell a certain Italian boy what she had read.

Draco and Malfoy give each other a look at what the girl had been going on about. Out of the two boys, the latter decides to pipe up first, “Oh, yes, so very riveting. I’m sure Rita Skeeter will love to-”

“Children! Time to go,” the saccharine voice of Narcissa Malfoy calls to the children. The three eleven-year-olds beem to eachother and pick up their trunks to run down the stairs. 

As they race to the landing they come face-to-face with the motherly face of Mrs. Malfoy, and the emotionless face of Mr. Malfoy. Narcissa walks towards the children and leads them with her arms across their backs. “We’ll be apparating to the platform, darlings. Have you three got everything?” The three children nod excitedly.

Lucius’–the long-haired vulture–voice rings out, “Very well then. Let’s get going, can’t be seen when the filthy mudbloods start to show.” At this, Narcissa gave her husband a disapproving look at his choice of words.

“Everyone hold each other's hands, come now,” at her motherly voice, everyone comes together to attach to the patriarch to apparate, whether begrudgingly or not.

September 1st, 1991 Platform 9 ¾

The children all gasped at the look of the red and black train, all three in awe. Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy let go of the children and turned to them. “I want you three to have the best first year at Hogwarts, you hear me,” a rare smile graced Narcissa’s face as she addressed the children, “make sure not to get into too much trouble, and take care of each other no matter where you are or who you’re with. I need you three to stay true.” Narcissa kneels down to give all three of them a much-needed hug, all accepting the form of affection.

The four of them pull away, “Do you promise me, my darling?”

“Yes, mother.”

“Of course, Cissy.”

“You know it.”

The chorus of the three children almost made the tears lining Cissa’s eyes almost threatened to spill over, “Good.” She turned to her husband and whispered, “Say goodbye to the children, Lucius.”

Lucius grunted and addressed the children, “Yes, well, enjoy the year children. Be on your best behavior.” At the words, Draco hugged his father’s legs unexpectedly. Lucius moved backward at the sudden feeling and patted his son’s back and for a split second affection seemed to come across his face. This time it was Draco’s turn to speak, “I’ll miss you, Father.” The older blond gently moved his son off of him and faintly smiled at him, “I… I’ll miss you as well, Draco.”

Draco smiled and stepped back to the smiling twins. “Well, my darlings, I guess this is goodbye for now.”

Y/N and Mattheo smile, “We’ll see you again in the summer, don’t worry.”

“Yeah, don’t worry, Y/N/N and Theodore will keep us in check,” Mattheo’s words followed with a mischievous smirk and nudged his sister, “Isn’t that right, Y/N/N.”

Y/N scoffs at her brother’s words, “I just hope you and Draco won’t need to be kept in check. Maybe with Harry Potter in our year it’ll give you some incentive to do so.” At her words, the infamous Riddle smirk comes through.

“Right, you are, dear Y/N/N. Now, off you go. You must be so excited, I know I was,” the motherly Malfoy chuckles and prompts the children, “Go on and have fun, be safe!”

“Farewell, children. We will see you again at Christmas,” with the words of the long-haired Malfoy, he and Narcissa apparated back to Malfoy Manor.

“Alright, cousins, let’s go find a nice spot on the train,” with Draco’s beckoning the twins followed. All three turned, following Draco to get on the train. Once inside, they start walking through the overflowing paths through the train car. Amidst the crowd of students on the train, a mop of brown curls stands out to the younger Riddle twin,

“Teddy!”

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Yes! The second (technically first) chapter of Andromeda and Perseus: Destined is up! I'm so hyped!

Also, I'm sorry that I got this out a little late, I know I said I would be updating every Sunday, but my Tumblr drafts on mobile stopped working so that was really shitty. But, I did get it out nonetheless, so I call that a win. Also, I had robotics comp yesterday and we fucked up majorly, especially in software (which is what I am), and I was pretty pissed about that.

Anyway, here is chapter one of Andromeda and Perseus: Destined! I hope you enjoy it, and please send feedback🙏. I love you all!!!💚💜

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[yandere-fics]

♡ Dark AU Selene ♡

(Selene is my scummiest character so obviously in this au she has to suck, also incest warning. She is genuinely awful and irredeemable in this au. This is for my awful woman lovers. In this AU Selene managed to kill all the gods by teaming up with sawyer and this kinda cursed them when they decided to create soulmates together. No actual smut in it but implied noncon at the end.)

As a goddess you rarely ever needed sleep and though you had allowed yourself to occasionally indulge in it before the war had begun, since your sister had caused this mess, causing supernaturals to turn into monsters and mutate if their mate died before they found them or if they even spent too much time apart from their mate, you had only allowed yourself to sleep once, it was then you'd received your soulmate dream, your sister tearing your grove apart, the last remaining safe zone, monsters could simply come to rest here, cured of their blood lust by you and finally at peace, just trying to find a place they could mourn the mate they had lost and then rest forever. It was truly a cruel thing to doom them to soulmates who could die before they ever got to meet and then slaughter them for acting out just because of the curse she had inflicted. Your only comfort was in their final moments the other gods cursed your sister to be unable to find her soulmate for a thousand year, she would not come for your grove for a thousand years, in the meantime you had heard from the more coherent monsters who could still form thoughts as they hadn't been in the grip of their mutation for as long as the others that your sister had a foul reputation, seducing humans who had the dreams, sleeping with them and then snapping their necks in front of their mates, laughing as the supernatural mutated into a horrible monster in front of her.

Being cursed to not have her soulmate for a thousand years had really changed her, though you couldn't say she was good to begin with considering the war she had gotten all of you involved in, completely destroying the world as you knew it, still the Selene you had known had always tried to protect you even if her efforts were misguided and only made things worse, her intentions had been good, she had seen this war as something good for the supernaturals, the werewolf gods had been cruel, demanding sacrifices and so she had thought the best course of action for all supernaturals would be to dethrone their gods, she saw soulmates as something that would help the supernaturals of the world and so she and "The Boss" had come together to create this, she hadn't known the other gods would curse them with their last remaining power, creating a nightmare of what they had tried to create together, you doubted she would ave continued if she had known, or perhaps she would have, your sister always thought she could prove things wrong even when her plans were clearly going to fail.

"I got rid of those stupid monsters, are you happy now dove?" You never let yourself sleep so it was odd you had fallen asleep, and more odd was it had felt like your dream was different, though you weren't sure since you hadn't had the initial dream in over five centuries, it really was hard to tell, everything seemed normal when you woke though, your monsters slumbering peacefully, one of your pack had passed on, you'd have to bury them when the others awoke, at least they were no longer burdened with their curse, you didn't know how Selene would ever think you'd be happy about your monsters being slaughtered, your grove being defiled, sure you knew in a few more centuries she would come to your grove seeking you and ruin the last remaining place in this world that hadn't been touched by the rest but that still didn't mean you would accept it or be happy when it occurred, you would fight her for the rest of eternity, it's what she deserved for messing up everyone else's eternity though you had to admit, the day she came for you likely would be a positive for all supernaturals because she would stop killing their mates at least. Your rounds had almost been completed, but then a crunch, her laughter echoing in your territory.

"So this is where my sister has been hiding from her mate, these terrible creatures kept my dove from me, I should get rid of them so she can return to me." You could hear every word said within your territory, she wasn't meant to be here, you had been promised more time, this wasn't fair, you had planned to evacuate before she came but this was much too soon. You would be lucky to get five or ten out before she made it to your side of the territory, hell you'd be lucky if you managed to wake three up without alerting her and getting them out of there. In the end you'd settled on a small one, they'd been young when their mate died of poisoning, they'd known each other for barely a year, you'd always felt the worst for the younger ones, they never slept very heavy and so they'd make the perfect mutant for you to help escape, at least they would be able to escape the slaughter that was about to occur. But just as you had finally roused them from their slumber, you felt her a few feet behind you. "Dove, surely you aren't hiding one of those things from me. My sister has a bad habit of hiding things, like themselves from me, it makes me really sad."

"Screw you, just let this one go Selene." You didn't want to look at her but you really had no choice, hopefully you could distract her while the young one was running behind you.

"I'm not your big sis Selly anymore? Hmm I don't think I should let that thing go for my ungrateful little sis, how about you call me Selly and suck me off and maybe I'll let that thing leave here. It hurts that my sister loves unfeeling monsters more than her soulmate though."

"R-right now Selly? I haven't seen you in awhile, can't that wait for something." Gross, it seems your sister had become a sex pest in the time you'd been away from her, still you wanted to appease her slightly, smiling as you felt the monster cross out of your border.

"Hmm, I guess my sister doesn't love me, I'll have to take the sadness out on that thing that just ran away."

"No! I'll do it! I'll do it!" You quickly kneeled before her bracing for what you had to do.

"You know what, I changed my mind, I'd rather tear your clothes off and hurt you for running from me, maybe if I feel you love me enough, I'll let you enjoy it a bit." She pushed you from your kneeling position to fall backwards on the sharp branches, unbuckling her pants.

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AU where S4 meaningfully explores the idea that hey isn't it kinda messed up the government has a prison full of demons at least some of which are vaguely humanesque instead of making eyes at the concept before shrugging it off?

So I think the way to do this is to rewrite the season so that Maggie Walsh / the Initiative are more clearly the Big Bad instead of Adam, right? Which is what the season should have done anyway. (Adam is still in my version of the season, but I'd try to position him explicitly as an attempt by Professor Walsh to create her own "improved" version of a Slayer, and he wouldn't turn against her until perhaps the very end of the season.) The other thing you need to do is play up how sympathetic (or at least familiar) the demons this government has captured are. So:

First change comes in Wild At Heart. Oz doesn't kill Veruca; he leaves her injured but alive. Only, after Buffy has subdued Oz and made sure Willow is okay, when she goes back to collect Veruca there's no sign of her ... Buffy assumes she managed to crawl off and hopes she won't be coming back. Oz still breaks up with Willow and drives off in in his van ... but he's barely made it out of Sunnydale when another van forces him off the road. It's the commandos again. They've worked out that Oz is a werewolf, and after they've sedated him and dragged him into their van we see why: they captured Veruca too and she gave Oz up. [Since everyone thinks Oz just left town, most of the next few episodes play out as before: absolutely nobody knows he's been adbucted, and the audience don't see what's happening to him either.]

Next change comes in A New Man. We drop the hints about the ominous '314' entirely. Sunnydale's demons are worried because they don't like the thought of being imprisoned and experimented on: you don't need anything else. And at the end of the episode, after Ethan is handed over to the Initiative, there's a scene from his perspective as we see he's been taken not to "a secret detention facility in the Nevada desert" bur instead to the same place the Initative took Spike [who still escaped, as in canon] and Oz and Veruca and [we now learn] Harmony as well. Harmony in particular is how the audience get to hear about the Initiative's ongoing (mis)treatment of demons. [Both because Harmony talks to and befriends some of those other demons and because Harmony herself is, frankly, pathetic and harmless enough that it's hard to justify this treatment of her as a legitimate response to a threat.] We get some hints of Adam here, as something the imprisoned demons are afraid of being forced to fight. (Throughout all this, Harmony remains oddly confident that Spike is going to come to her rescue, but it's clear to everyone else he's not. Ethan is, of course, equally convinced Giles is going to come and break him out.)

Walsh still tries to get Buffy killed in The I In Team, and when that doesn't work we cut away to our first scene of Adam himself: fighting against some of the demons and vampires that we've seen the Inititive capture so far. Walsh makes some comment about having the loser of the fight taken away to be dissected, and it's implied that they're using both the data from the fights and parts of the losers to upgrade Adam himself. But Adam doesn't break loose yet and the next few episodes play out a little differently. The demons and vampires still start to organize, but it's a reaction to the threat of the Initiative rather than something Adam is directly galvanizing them to do. Riley still drops out of the Initiative to side with Buffy and we still get some version of the whole drug withdrawal plot which ends with him volunteering to go back and work as a double agent within the Initiative. Walsh drops out of her teaching role for a while, to supervise her project, so Buffy can still go to classes (mostly) as usual.

Faith also gets captured by the Initaitive in Who Are You?, rather than escaping to LA. Obviously Walsh would be delighted to have her hands on a real Slayer. So rather than her suicide-by-Angel plan in Five By Five, Faith ends up in a position where she has to keep fighting Adam to protect Oz, Ethan, Harmony and the other demon characters we've started to get some sympathy for. At some point Riley sees her, while poking around somewhere he shouldn't be, and recognizes her from Who Are You?. Cue some argument about how he knows her and she's a human (and add some extra foreshadowing for Restless with Riley insisting that the Slayer isn't a dream and Adam asking 'is that a fact?'.) Then, after Riley manages to smuggle a message out to Buffy, we get a version of New Moon Rising with Buffy breaking out Oz and the others from prison, although Buffy is pretty conflicted about freeing Faith until she actually sees the conditions she's in [I'm honestly not sure what happens to Faith next -- maybe she still escapes to LA, maybe she goes to prison in Sunnydale, maybe she hangs around for a bit longer]. You can have Riley deliver his "no, [sir], I'm an anarchist" line directly to Maggie Walsh this way too.

Walsh is more shaken with her earlier argument with Riley than we first realized, and she's starting to have second thoughts about her program. And it's now, and only now, that Adam rebels. He kills Walsh and imprisons the rest of the Initaitive (the same way they've imprisoned vampires and demons), planning to create more of his own kind in an attempt to carry out his orders of stopping "the demons, the vampires, the Slayers". And from there you can pretty much go into The Yoko Factor / Primeval more or less as originally written, I think. Willow still chooses Tara over Oz, but rather than Oz leaving forever he sticks around. Ethan slips away in the confusion (but I'd try to have him show up for a cameo in Giles' part of Restless along with Jenny and Olivia, sure).

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Heyyy I absolutely loooove your metas and fics and istg I've read all of them and I constantly keep reading them. Big fan, maam! Also I have a question, how do you think Ginny's family, especially each of her overprotective brothers reacted when they got to know that Harry and Ginny dated? And then broke up and the again got back together?

Thank you so so much for reading (and re-reading!!!!) all of my stuff, you absolute legend 💗💖💘

You will be unsurprised to hear that I've thought about this one a lot. The short version is: I'm Team The Weasleys Always Sort Of Knew Something Was Going On and Were Supportive (if a bit Amused). The longer version is below the cut!

(Also someone else kindly sent an ask about this a while ago, about Molly and Arthur knowing about the break-up, and I completely forgot to post my reply to that, so very sorry to that anon, and hope the too-long discussion of this Q under the cut makes up for it!)

I think there's a lot of evidence that throughout the series at least some of the Weasleys speculated something was going on or would one day go on between Harry and Ginny (especially the observant ones - Bill, Molly, Arthur, maybe even the twins, to some extent):

Ginny's historic crush on Harry in CoS is about as subtle as a brick through the window, visible both at the Burrow and at school with the Valentine, which the twins and Ron all know about (and rinse Harry for)

Ginny's romantic life is canonically the subject of some sibling speculation (see Fred and George at WWW in HBP), as are the love lives of all the siblings bar Charlie and the twins (Bill, Percy, Ron all get the sibling side-eye)

Starting in Christmas in OotP Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny begin to hang out a lot that Christmas as a foursome in ways that might invite some idle speculation about the pairings within…

By HBP, Harry does spend both the summer and Christmas holidays of 1996 either in cahoots with Ginny to tease Ron or staring at her or getting goosebumps whenever she got physically close to him (have you seen a teenage boy with a crush? Also criminally unsubtle)

When Harry and Ginny get together in HBP, I don't think Ginny would ever tell her parents or any brothers other than Ron that she's started dating Harry. But there may well have been clues her family might pick up on:

After Bill's attack by Greyback, Bill remains in the Hospital Wing. It's implied that Molly, Arthur and Fleur stay either in the castle or in Hogsmeade in the days between the attack on the Astronomy Tower and Dumbledore's funeral. Harry and Ginny are together at this point, spending all their time together with Ron and Hermione. Obviously Fleur, Molly and Arthur would be preoccupied with Bill's recovery, but I do think it would be noticeable that the trio had become a four, and that Harry and Ginny seemed much closer than they were previously - Fleur in particular I think might notice, given her affection for Harry, and likely pass on her speculation to Bill (hi sorry you got savaged by a werewolf but guess who your sister is smashing)

Many of the teachers close to Molly and Arthur (such as McGonagall and Hagrid) likely knew about Harry and Ginny (if Snape and Slughorn knew, the goodies knew too, I reckon). They would have had occasion to mention it to the family at least in passing in that interim period between the attack and the funeral (my money is on Hagrid)

At the funeral itself, Harry and Ginny sit together in public and interact quite intimately before the break up takes place (Ginny whispering in his ear, nudging him, then obviously staying sat alone together after the funeral is over). All her family are in attendance, and remain close by when the break-up happens, and likely travel back to London altogether (though I don't think they would necessarily witness the breakup or notice it happening in the moment). I think it would be clear that there was something going on between Harry and Ginny, even if it wasn't at all clear what that was

In DH, you have quite a few moments where there are even more little hints that Harry and Ginny was a bit of an open secret among the Weasleys:

In DH, Ron makes that comment about Ginny and the tattoo as they strip off in the seven Potters scene, in front of his dad, Bill, Fleur and the twins (Ginny's seen Harry shirtless because they're just very good pals, don't worry about it!)

Ok this one is a bit galaxy-brain take sleuthing on my part but during the wedding prep Molly is deliberately trying to separate the trio and convince them not to leave. She allocates the tasks and assigns them to combinations of people very deliberately. The evening after Molly corners Harry and tries to get him not to leave, she makes Harry and Ginny set the dinner table alone in the kitchen. Now, do we think Molly Weasley, Mastermind in Chief, might have put Harry and Ginny on a task together as she tries to persuade Harry not to go on the hunt... is this Molly pulling out the big guns...

At the wedding, Ginny winks at Harry in front of her entire assembled family when Muriel says she's showing too much boob (icon alert). And then Harry spends most of the reception leaning against a pillar staring at Ginny in front of her entire family. I mean, lads. You're killing me

When the DA summon the Order before the Battle in the Room of Requirement, Ginny is my petty queen has that infamous interaction with Cho over the diadem in front of the twins, showing she is giving precisely zero shits at this point

Harry and Ginny have that wordless interaction where Harry refuses to support her staying behind to fight in the battle, in front of all her family, where she at least appears to agree to go home only because Harry has said so, taking his direction over that of her family's. (I mean, we all know Ginny then tries to sneak off to fight because she's not only a petty queen but also a sneaky one but... still significant)

The big one for me is Ginny's reaction to Harry's death. She screams the loudest out of McGonagall, Hermione and Ron when she sees his body, in front of all the Weasleys and all combatants. I'm not saying this grieving war-ravaged family were thinking like huh weird that Ginny's so sad rn given the situation at hand, but I do think it was quite a telling moment for what Harry and Ginny had become by this point in the narrative

All this is to say I think many of the Weasleys might have suspected something was going on, but didn't know the full story, and have the discretion not to blame Harry for Ginny’s misery nor to pry too much after the breakup, especially when Ginny comes home from school heartbroken (which is partly why I had them trying to cheer Gin up somewhat ambiguously in think / hope - her parents can see she's extremely sad, they aren't entirely sure about why or about of the details, but I think they're attentive, loving parents who aren't stupid and might have their suspicions).

Overall, then, when Harry and Ginny get back together after the war, I think the family both sort-of suspect there's been this thing coming on between them for a while, and, while they'd perhaps be surprised by the extent of it (there is literally no chill way to say 'hey I thought of your sister as I died!'), I think Molly, Arthur and the brothers would just be happy for them, with a few jokes and 👀 comments here and there. I don’t think they’d be angry at Harry for the breakup or sincerely over-protective and territorial over Ginny. They love Harry like a brother, they'd love the idea of him being formally part of the family one day, and they trust him implicitly.

Honestly, I think it makes sense that Ron was the one who would have by far the most extreme reaction to the breakup in particular, and even his response is reasonably mature. It's worth noting that it's actually only Ron and the twins that ever openly actually discuss and try to pry/interfere in Ginny's romantic life - the twins in HBP to take the piss a bit (in a slightly slut-shamey way - 'you're going through boyfriends a bit fast, aren't you?'), and Ron both during in the infamous fight over the Dean kiss and during his angry conversations with Harry post break-up. I think this is peak big-brother-to-Ginny-but-actually-little-brother-to-everyone-else energy, playing up overprotective. I don't think Bill, being eleven years older than Gin would at any point be that interested in policing Ginny's romantic life, I think Charlie truly would notice very little and care even less. Percy's got bigger fish to fry and other issues to wrangle with after the war, not to mention a whole relationship with both Ginny and Harry to mend. I think, at most, Harry and Ginny get a bit of teasing from her brothers but that's about it (my dumb headcanon is the first time they hear Harry call Ginny 'Gin' they're like... excuse me? Who the fuck is that?) I think actually protective big brother energy, from the likes of Bill, would mean worrying about the two of them in terms of public media scrutiny, which must be relentless, and about their long-term safety from reprisal attacks more than anything else.

I also think it’s clear that Harry really doesn’t care all that much what the rest of the Weasleys think lol, and certainly doesn't fear them. He does fear the loss of Ron's friendship in HBP (wrongly, because Ron is an OG Hinny shipper), but that’s a fear specifically about Ron’s reaction, not that of his wider family. In DH, Harry’s fully about to go hold Ginny for a bit in front of Molly with zero qualms, and the two of them hold hands in the vicinity of Order members and family members twice (once entering the hospital wing in HBP, and once at the Burrow) - not an especially declaratory gesture, but one that suggests they don’t hugely fear discovery. I think both of them would accept the need to be braced for mockery but basically trust the family not to be dicks about it. The important thing to remember is that canonically Ginny Weasley can and will hex you if you step out of line

[lookingupatthesamemoon]

selfshiptober day 10: warmth + claws

pairing: Clara + Ethan Chandler

summary: Clara tries to help Ethan understand the wolf inside him

word count: 2.2k

cw: blood mentions, death mentions

divider by @/saradika :)

She knew the moment he walked into the door that night they met. She could smell it on him. He was like her. He was a werewolf. She had to assume he could smell it on her, too, but neither of them could say a word about it that night, with the entire crew in the room.

But, tonight, they were on their own. For the first time since they met, Clara and Ethan were alone together, able to discuss their secrets with one another in the safety of her cottage. She had invited him over for dinner, knowing full well that a full moon would be awaiting them as the night grew darker. They knew each other as man and woman, and it was now time they knew each other’s inner beasts.

“Look, I got a lotta questions that I think only you can answer,” Ethan sighed, running his hand through his hair as he took a seat at the table. 

“Ask away,” Clara grinned, taking a sip of her tea.

“When I walked into that room the other day, it was like… It was like I already knew you, but we obviously never met before. What… What was that?”

“Oh, sweetie, you don’t know?”

“Know what, exactly?”

“Well… Let me put it this way: has anything… Strange been happening to you, maybe at night?”

Ethan looked up at her, his eyebrows furrowing. “Well, sometimes… Sometimes it’s like I black out… I wake up that next mornin’ rememberin’ nothin’, just seein’ the blood on my hands and… Everywhere else.”

“Ethan, you and I are cut from the same cloth, so to speak,” Clara began to explain. “You’re a werewolf. Half man, half beast.”

“And you got all that from what I just told you?”

“No, silly,” Clara chuckled. “I could smell it on you the first time you walked through that door. That’s what your sense of deja vu was – you were also smelling it on me.”

“I’d always wondered…” Ethan confessed. “I mean, I knew somethin’ was wrong, I guess I just never had the courage to figure it out.”

“Well, better late than never I suppose,” Clara mused. 

“Do you… Do you know how many? Like us?” Ethan pondered aloud.

“Not exactly,” Clara shrugged. “To be quite honest, I’ve only ever met a handful before, and never for very long. But, we always know. It’s an animal instinct.”

“And, Vanessa? And Sir Malcolm, and Victor? Do they know?”

“They know about me,” Clara replied. “I chose to tell them for the sake of our job as a team. They’ve been unraveling this prophecy, you know? There’s something in there about a ‘wolf of God’... I – or, we – thought it might be me. But now? I’m wondering if, perhaps, it’s you they’ve been looking for.”

“Do they know they’ve – possibly – been looking for me?”

“I don’t think so. But, it’s not my business to share. That’s for you to come to terms with yourself, and for you to tell them. Me? I’m just here for moral support.”

Ethan chuckled, offering her a small smile. Clara hadn’t exactly had the easiest time getting along with Ethan in their first couple of weeks working alongside each other. Their moral compasses clashed all too often, tending to get in the way of the group’s progress from time to time. From what Clara could tell, Ethan had a bad habit of… Well, simply put, projecting his own sins onto everyone around him. As far as she was concerned, he had no right to tell her who she could and couldn’t kill – she could deal with the blood on her hands, as she had for ages. Him on the other hand? In her opinion, he was far too hung up on things of that nature. In her eyes, death was simply part of life. And, sometimes, it was up to her to play the role of the grim reaper.

But, tonight, they were putting those things aside. Clara knew exactly what she was doing, inviting Ethan over during a full moon. She had embraced the wolf long ago, while she could tell Ethan shied away from it. It was obvious, to her at least, considering he could barely even acknowledge that it was there. To Clara, tonight was about getting him properly in touch with the beast within – and, hopefully, helping him learn how to control it. They finished up their meal just as the sunset fell, giving them the perfect amount of time to execute the first step of Clara’s plan.

If she was a mere mortal, she would have chained him up outside to some large tree, preventing him from attacking her or anyone else – but she wasn’t. She was, perhaps, better equipped to deal with his transformation than anyone else he knew. Instead, she simply brought him into her shed. She had emptied it of her gardening tools and winter wear, wanting to ensure that they both could fit inside with enough room to thrash around a bit. If he attacked her, she could bite right back – and she sure as hell wasn’t afraid to. If anything, she was almost looking for an excuse, with the way he could piss her off in human form.

“You’re sure you don’t wanna use restraints?” Ethan asked her.

“Positive,” Clara nodded. “They won’t help you in the long run, I’m telling you. Besides, I think I can handle you.”

Ethan rolled his eyes, a chuckle escaping his lips. He then shifted his eyes to the window of the shed, spotting the moon hidden behind some clouds. As soon as that full moon was uncovered, their transformations would begin. They had maybe three minutes, tops.

“Can I just ask you one more question before we get started with all this?”

“Shoot.”

“Why are you helpin’ me?” Ethan questioned. “I mean, I know I haven’t been the kindest to you…”

“That doesn’t mean you deserve to suffer alone,” Clara answered. “You and I may have our differences, but I know what it feels like to wake up at sunrise with no recollection of how the blood got on my hands. I’ve been where you are, and by some miracle, I survived it. I learned to tame that beast inside me all on my own, and frankly, I don’t think I’d wish that on anybody else.”

Ethan couldn’t do much more than nod, meeting her now yellowing eyes. The transformations had begun. He would have to thank her later.

It was never fun for Ethan, the transformation. He had always sensed changes in his body during his “blackouts,” but often forgot them by morning, after his appearance had returned back to normal – well, besides the blood. Now, knowing and acknowledging what was happening within him, the change somehow felt even worse. He hated feeling his bones broaden under his skin, thick hair growing to cover almost every inch of his body. It was as if he could feel the entire shape of his face change ever so slightly, making room for his doglike features. His gums would swell up as his sharp canine teeth grew in – the same teeth that shredded through human flesh with almost no control. His fingernails would become literal claws – which, of course, also sliced through human skin like butter. If they didn’t retract by sunrise each time, he feared he would never be able to wash the blood out from underneath them. The worst part of all, though, was how often he would forget what happened after. At least tonight, whatever happened, he would have a witness.

In the midst of his own metamorphosis, he could see Clara going through a similar transformation right in front of him. Her claws came first, sprouting from her fingertips like tiny daggers that were hiding in her nail beds. They were longer than Ethan’s, but not by much. He could hear her dress ripping a bit, but not enough to actually see – if he had to guess, the corset she was wearing didn’t have enough give for the shifting of her bones. Hair sprouted on her face, a bit lighter and less thick than that of his own. Her teeth were the last to grow in, naturally expanding from her already quite sharp canines. 

Finally, after a few minutes, the transformations were complete. For the next eleven hours, the two of them would be stuck in their beastly forms. As Clara opened her eyes, she took a few deep breaths, regulating herself as her vision cleared. The transformation always took a toll on her eyesight, blurring things as her body adjusted to its rapid changes. She locked eyes with Ethan for a moment before trailing her eyes up and down, taking in his new form. She took notice of his breathing pattern – a surefire sign that he was nervous. His head moved as if it was on a swivel, his eyes unable to focus on one place for too long. He already looked like he was starting to get stir-crazy, and he had only been in his werewolf form for a matter of minutes.

“Ethan,” Clara said softly. No response. “Ethan, look at me.” He did as he was told, like a good dog waiting for some sort of treat. “Good, good… Thank you. Can you… Can you talk like this?”

“I don’t know.”

“Well, those sounded like words to me,” Clara chuckled. “A little garbled, but, words nonetheless. Words are good. I take it you don’t usually talk too much in your wolf form?”

“I don’t think so,” Ethan sighed, his breathing still a bit ragged. “What’s it matter?”

“It matters now because you can communicate with me on a human level, even when you’re in your beast form,” Clara explained. “For one thing, that’ll make it a little easier for us to be on the same page about the things you’re worried about or the things you need for the rest of the night. But, it also gives us a headstart on embracing man and beast as one.”

“What if… What if I don’t want man and beast to be one? What if I’d rather keep ‘em separate?”

“Have you looked at yourself like this? Ethan, you can’t keep them separate. When that moon is full, you are both man and beast. Physically, in this form, they can’t be separated. You can’t tell where the man ends and the beast begins. I know you think you can, but… Trying to separate them only makes everything worse. It makes everything harder to remember.”

“And you think that’s why I always black these nights out? Because I try not to blur that line in my head, I end up havin’ no memory at all?”

“Yes, exactly,” Clara nodded. “I know it’s not easy. I’ve been where you are. Do you really think I’ve always just been a cold-hearted killer? Because I haven’t. I used to be just as afraid of myself as you are.”

He seemed to be calming down. He was now seated on the dusty wooden floor of the shed, his arms hugging his knees, his head facing his feet. His breathing had slowed down, too. He sat there silently, Clara’s eyes still fixated on him.

“It’s like a curse,” she heard him mumble. “Not the werewolf thing… Everything. Sometimes I feel like I was put on this earth just to be a killing machine, you know? With my career, with the guns, and now this? It feels like some cruel joke. I have so much blood on my hands that I can never wash away, no matter how hard I try.”

“Ethan…” Clara frowned, “you’re still human underneath it all. There’s more to you than the guns and the claws, and you know that. We all know that.”

“Sometimes it’s easy to forget,” Ethan breathed out. “But, I think that’s why I try so hard to keep this stuff apart, you know? I try to make up for all those lives lost everyday, tryin’ to make myself a better man… Only for the wolf to ruin everything.”

“So… Wouldn’t it feel better if you could control the wolf? Make it a bigger part of you, use it to make yourself better?”

“Well, when we put it like that,” Ethan remarked, exhaling through his nose as if to laugh. “But I imagine it’ll be easier said than done.”

“Surely,” Clara agreed. “But I think, in the long run, it’ll make a pretty big difference.”

“Yeah, I’m startin’ to realize that,” Ethan sighed. “You know what might make this easier?”

“What?”

“Would you mind comin’ to sit next to me?”

“Oh… Of course I wouldn’t mind.”

Clara slowly walked over to him – she trusted him enough, but she knew better than to make any sudden moves around an unsure wolf. Always better to be safe rather than sorry, after all. She took her time dropping down to her knees, shifting her legs once she positioned herself next to him on the shed floor. Their eyes met for a moment – she could see despair inside them. She remained still as Ethan’s head dropped onto her shoulder, waiting a few moments before she carefully brought her left arm around his shoulders. She heard him sigh as she began to run her claws through his thick hair. The wolf was safe. He was safe. And maybe, for the first time he could remember, he would finally wake up after a full moon without the taste of blood on his lips.

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Facts of the werewoves (Dexter and Streber) of the Spooky hunters au

Dexter

•He was born human, he was bitten when he was like ten years old while he was killing things in the woods (you know, normal for Dexter).

• Had his first transformation the following month

He killed a child.

• After that he tried to hide his changes as best he could. He didn't want anyone to find out, least of all his mother.

• Not satisfying his needs as a human makes him much more violent as a wolf, or in some cases, he is transformed for longer.

• In the end Michelle discovered him when he was a teenager, Dexter was so scared of what she might say that he tried to run away from home, luckily Michelle was able to avoid it and promised him that she would help him with everything he needed.

• He managed to live a more or less normal life (and most importantly, without any more accidents) after that and became an exterminator, which helped him control his needs, everything was going well...

Until he met Bob.

• He met him when he tried to kill him, Bob thought he was a normal human but then he found him in the middle of a transformation, after that they both fought all night, ending up both exhausted and injured.

• The next day they introduced themselves properly, Bob was excited to meet another monster like him and Dexter... Well, Bob was the only one besides his mother who had seen him as a wolf and had survived.

• Since then they started living together.

• Bob always insists to Dexter to one day go out and kill humans together, after all they themselves are not humans and have no reason to feel guilty (besides, if they were discovered, the others would have no mercy with them either.)

• But Dexter says hes better than that and instead tries to change Bob to kill less, mostly by interrupting his hunts.

Streber

• He was studying the paranormal phenomena that began to occur in the town before he was bitten, after Kevin was attacked he decided to take his investigation more seriously.

• One night he went to the forest after hearing rumors that he might find something there, so he left to investigate.

• In the forest he found Dexter as a wolf. He managed to defend himself and scare him away but he ended up badly injured, especially his arm, which had to be amputated as soon as he arrived at the hospital.

• Obviously Streber suspected that what had attacked him could be a werewolf, so he told his friends (the wagegang and the HH team) and took precautions for the next full moon.

• And of course, the next night he had his first transformation.

• Considering EVERYTHING that was going on, the night was pretty calm and Streber took the whole lycanthropy thing pretty well since it could help him in his investigation.

• Also, Streber made himself a prosthetic for both his human and wolf forms.

Information about both

• They both still have bad eyesight even as wolves, especially Dexter.

• They usually have pre-full moon symptoms, their senses become more intense and their body hair grows faster.

• If they eat something like wolves, they will most likely vomit it the next morning due to the sudden changes of the transformation.

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The Ultimate Barbie Challenge!

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Hello everyone! This is my take on a Barbie challenge, inspired by @sims-himbo 's Barbie Legacy Challenge, and it's a beast! This is my first challenge made, so I hope it's descent, and if anyone has suggestions, please let me know. Now, let's get started!

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This challenge can be played in three different ways: Legacy, Super Sim, or a mix of both depending on your playstyle.

Legacy gameplay is best done using groups of siblings as desired, but if you like the challenge of a 48 generation save, who am I to stop you! The main importance is to always, regardless if blood or adoptive relative, have your sims be a direct descendant of your first Barbie, so that the family tree remains unbroken.

For Super Sim, I recommend having your primary Barbie be the parent of Barbie's friends and family, so that you can have many sims earn their own Potion of Youth for her, and always keep her young! Additionally, though it's not truly in her spirit, you may also sacrifice sims to a Cow Plant. She may not, however, turn into a Vampire or Werewolf for immortality. It's Barbie!

For a mix of both, I would reccomend a legacy with Barbie as the start, and then her descendants going through the career paths and earning Potions of Youth for her as you go, that way there is always variety of new unique sims but you have one main one you're keeping alive and well. If you would like, she could be on her own track going through any or all Sims 4 careers and lifetime goals alongside her dedicated team of Barbie descendants, who are being their own embodiments of their paths. The choice is yours! There are many careers or paths not included in this long list, so you may also focus on those if you desire.

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To continue on a thread mentioned, aside from your first sim being Barbie, each sim played as "Barbie" does not need to be her herself, she can have variations of the name Barbara, be one of Barbie's friends or family, and, if you aren't looking for a matriarchal legacy, even be Kens, Allans, etc!

With all those choices out of the way, let's establish rules: all modding is free game, as I'm not going to say how you play your game, but no aging or money cheats. If at the start (or anytime, truly) you wish to do a rags to riches you may cheat money down to 0. Also, choice of where to live is up to you, the bigger the better in my opinion, but if your chosen (bulldozed, as no free mansions, though regular houses without any cheats are fine as is) lot is too expensive you may use freerealestate to get it. Since the former doesn't add and the latter gives the challenge of higher bills early on, these are the only exceptions. If you wish to disregard, obviously go ahead, but this gives your early sim some challenge that later sims will not have, as they will be swimming in generational money! If you so choose, of course.

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Now it's time to address the elephant in the room: 48 career paths! You heard that right! I went through a list of Barbie's careers through the years, and then picked out ones in chronological order that matched a Sim career to make this challenge.

As this post is quite long already, under the cut I'm going to first list out the career paths in order, and then make a longer list giving information and details (WIP). When it's available, I reccomend using desktop to be able to ctrl+F any you have questions on, but all should be self explanatory as any non careers will say Business or Freelance. I will also be discussing the history of each choice, and may include photos of the respective first Barbie's of the career! I may also make it a seperate post, however... We'll see. :)

I also want to address why I made this challenge: while I enjoyed the concept of sims-himbo's challenge, I couldn't personally connect with the legacy originator being a housewife! She's Barbie! She deserves more credit than that, as historically and presently being a housewife is a thankless, paycheck-less job, so I wanted to go back to her roots for this challenge instead. Barbie is a career woman first and foremost, and I wanted to honor that.

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So far, the gamepacks needed for this challenge are:

Expansions: Get to Work, City Living, Cats & Dogs, Seasons, Get Famous, Island Living, Discover University, Eco Lifestyle, Cottage Living, Horse Ranch

Game Packs: Outdoor Retreat, Dine Out, Strangerville, Dream Home Decorator

But any you don't have are easily skippable, and are not necessary for experiencing the fun of this challenge, as there are many careers like Firefighter I wish I could have added but are not available. In fact, there are packs I included that I don't even have, but they're there because Barbie did them. So don't be afraid to join in as is, roleplay, or mod for your own fun!

And now, the list!

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Style Influencer: Trendsetter

Style Influencer: Stylist

Singer Freelancer

Athlete: Professional Athlete

Part Time: Babysitter

Business: Management

Entertainer: Musician

Astronaut: Space Ranger

Education: Professor

Doctor

Equestrian Freelancer

Actress

Part Time: Fast Food Attendant

Veterinarian Business Owner

Bakery Business/Restaurant Owner

Military: Officer

Military: Covert Operator

Restaurant Owner

Culinary: Chef

Part Time: Retail Employee

Part Time: Lifeguard

Part Time: Scuba Diver

Paleontologist Collector Freelancer

Shop Business Owner

Detective

Florist Freelancer

Politician: Politician (lol)

Secret Spy: Diamond Agent

Part Time: Barista

Photographer Freelancer

Pet Breeder Freelancer

Criminal: Oracle

Civil Designer: Civil Planner

Engineer: Computer Engineer

Conservationist: Marine Biologist

Game Developer Freelancer

Artist Freelancer

Beekeepee Freelancer

Farmer Freelancer

Engineer: Mechanical Engineer

Chicken Farmer Freelancer

Insect Collector Freelancer

Law: Judge

Writer: Journalist

Civil Designer: Green Technician

Athlete: Bodybuilder

Conservationist: Environmental Manager

Interior Decorator

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Here is the beginning of the next, longer list, as a teaser...

1. Style Influencer: Trendsetter

This Barbie's original career, as seen on her box, is teenage fashion model, and in the Sims 4 Trendsetter is the best match. She is the first Barbie ever produced, and an iconic one at that!

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WIP Whenever

I got tagged by my two lovely people, @dear-massacre and @aurevell!

So you get a snippet of a one-shot I'm currently editing and that probably will be posted, soon 😂

Also, this seems to be a rarepair that I couldn't (yet) find on AO3 😂 so have fun with my first Stannetopher fic! 😂

"Fuck." "There there, sweetheart. You of all people should know when to hold back, shouldn't you?" Stiles groaned in answer when he put pressure on his injured leg despite Peter supporting him. The wolf was probably only seconds away from gathering him up into his arms bridal style and carrying him home - or at least to his jeep - but Stiles couldn't let him do that. There had been a time when he'd welcomed Peter's flirting and mother henning very much. But by now he knew that despite the, sometimes on sexual harassment bordering, flirting, Peter was in a dedicated relationship. Stiles couldn't even fault him for that, but he definitely wouldn't be the asshole to get in between Peter and Chris Argent. He had to admit he'd never guessed the two being together at all if he hadn't seen them. And he would have dismissed it as a hallucination or maybe a joke but, well. The heavy make out session they started after Peter had seen him watching, spoke volumes. Allison's pitying face when he'd asked her if she knew about the relationship did, too. Stiles was used to being in love with people he couldn't hold a candle to. First there had been Lydia who hadn't given him the time of day until their unlucky stumble into the supernatural when they had become friends, to his surprise. Then there had been Danny at around the same time, who had made him realize that he might play a lot more for the other team, actually, which luckily hadn't become as weird as he'd feared during the times he'd spent in the locker rooms before and after lacrosse. Well. It had become weird and he'd become stupid around Danny, but that was something he'd already been used to in life. Other than the whole supernatural thing that had brought not only sexy evil werewolf Peter Hale but also just as sexy DILF Hunter Christopher Argent in his life. None of them had ever given him the time of day. Well, there had been that prom with Lydia who'd tried to make Jackson jealous and there always was Peter's flirting, but obviously, none of them had ever meant what they had tried to sell him. Or rather Peter obviously didn't mean it. After all Lydia had only smiled and nodded and not lied at his face while holding him upright after a fight with another one of their weekly monsters. Danny and Chris at least were honest enough to just tell him that they didn't want anything of what he had to give to them. He could work with that. A no was a no, after all.