#please just dont read or engage if it makes you uncomfortable im not your mom!

[scepterno]

a 4 page not-so-happy borusen comic

(tw; underage grooming, depictions of dark themes from the victim's point of view)

hidden under a cut for your viewing or non-viewing pleasure

[fallingfor-fics]

Teachers Pet- chapter 61: charlie

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Chapter 60

a/n ok im gonna be totally honest I had no clue I basically made charlie swan until I went back and re read it and I'm dying lmaoooo but this one isn't hot ok, he's got a gut and stuff so plz bear with me

I appeared in a small alleyway near the house and followed the map my mom had sent me on how to get there. It was very green and full of trees. The house was down a hill hidden in the greenery. It was quite pretty with the sun and flowers, but sort of eerie. I took a deep breath as I walked up the steps to the porch. There was an old dark blue Mercedes parked in the driveway along with my mom's car. I gently opened the screen door and knocked on the old oak door.

 It opened rather quickly and my mom waved her hand "Ahhh my baby is here!! I'm so glad you made it!" She squealed, pulling me in for a hug. I furrowed my brows at her behavior, awkwardly hugging her back. "Yeah its good to see you." I smiled and she pulled me in, "Come on now lets show you the house." She shut the door behind us and began giving me a tour. It wasn't as bad as I thought, it had original woodwork and wallpaper in the kitchen. It was a one story and she showed me across the house to my room and the guest room. They were pretty decent sizes but my favorite part was the sunroom. The walls were all glass that looked into the forest. Sun shining through the trees and into the room. "It's very beautiful mom" I said smiling and she nodded, "Yes it was a bitch to fix up but I'm not upset!" I nodded, setting my stuff down on the bed, I enlarged it looking around before I did.

 She saw the sudden appearance of the luggage and just looked away. "So where is this Charles?" I asked walking with her to the kitchen. "Well why dont you go meet him hes in the garage!" I screamed internally. The last thing I wanted was an awkward encounter with this man without my mom being there to make conversation. "Which by the way, does he know...about me?" I asked quietly. She was quiet for a moment and got visibly uncomfortable, "Um no I don't think he should know." I nodded and looked around. There were hardly any photos up, and the few there were on the mantle and walls were of her and Charles. "Does he know about Connie? I mean I don't even see her photos. Or my photos for that matter." She tensed up and looked over at the photos on the wall, "Um no.." she said quietly. "What she just never came up?" I asked in shock, she shook her head and sighed looking down. "Can we not do this right now?" she said rubbing her forehead, "Do what mom? It's just surprising to me that you're engaged to this man and he doesn't know about her. "I just couldn't bring myself to talk about it ok." I understood it was rough and that my mom had to deal with another kind of grief, but this just didn't feel right to me.

I walked past her and headed to the garage to get this meeting over and done with. I walked in and saw a man working on a motorcycle, surrounded by tools and a workbench. He was an interesting looking man. A thick mustache was over his top lip along with thick eyebrows and thinning hair. He was muscular but a little husky and his hands were covered in black grease. "Well hello there! You must be Y/n." He got up from the ground and wiped his hands off before extending one to shake. I awkwardly accepted with a small smile. "Yes you must be Charles." he nodded and waved a hand, "Oh please call me Charlie." he had a wide smile with wrinkles from years of laughter and kind eyes hidden beneath the bushy brows. "So you got kids Charlie?" I asked looking at the motorcycle, "I got one, but he's out of the house." I looked around and stood there in the awkward silence. "You like bikes?" he asked and I looked down at it. "Cant say ive ever gotten to know them." I smiled kindly and he rubbed his head awkwardly, "Well I saved this one from a buddy of mine, and ive been working on it so me and your mom can take rides through the neighborhood.

 It's very nice down these roads." I smiled at his kind thoughts and genuine attempt at small talk. "Yeah it's very lively.." he laughed and got back to working on the bike. "Is that your mercedes? It's gorgeous." he smiled and nodded at my comment, "Yup I fixed her up too. She was my first big project." he grunted as he tweaked with the motorcycle some more. "Well i'm going to head back inside, but it was nice meeting you." I smiled and he nodded nervously. "Yeah you too." I sighed as I walked back in. God that was rough. "Well he seems like a great guy." I said to my mom who was starting dinner. "Yeah he is." I leaned on the counter watching her. After a moment of silence she spoke as she cut some potatoes. "Are you still seeing someone?" she asked nonchalantly. I sighed at her choice in words. "If you are talking about Draco then yes I am." She got quiet and put them in the boiling water on the stove. "You know his family are not good people Y/n." I nodded "Oh believe me I know his family well. Who do you think I celebrated my birthday with?" I could tell she wasn't happy about that but she knew better than to say something. She made no effort to make plans. "I'm going to go set up my room." I said leaving the tense setting and going to do just that. I had shut the door and used magic to put everything in its place. I didn't have anything else to do and I would rather not sleep in the guest room. It was almost time for dinner and I headed out to see if my mom needed any help. I heard her and Charlie bickering and waited til he went and sat down before coming out. "Hey, dinner is almost done, can you set the table?" she stated more than asked and I just nodded. Grabbing some napkins and silverware. Charlie was watching some sports team and I took my time setting them down on the table.

Dinner was spent listening to my mom talk on and on about work, and the neighborhood gossip, along with the wedding. We also caught up a bit and I filled her in on how school was going. As far as Charlie knew I was just going to a catholic boarding school that did not allow visitors. Before I knew it I was in my familiar bed trying to fall asleep. It took awhile but eventually I was waking up to the sun shining through the window. I layed in bed as long as I could to avoid my mother.

Severus POV

It was early to say the least, too early for the plans he had on his agenda. He finished buttoning his sleeves, grabbing his wand and heading out. He sighed as he approached the old familiar house and walked on in. hearing the muffled sound of chit chat coming from the meeting room. He walked in ignoring everyone's presence as usual and sat down in his normal spot at the table. Soon the old man came in and sat at the head of the table. Everyone got silent and he gave a small smile to the people. Severus kept his eyes on the man, trying to get out of here as soon as possible. "Im sure most of you know why I called a meeting especially after so long without." Severus watched as most of them nodded. "The Dark Lord is getting closer and closer to getting what he wants." Some people had confused looks and Albus just sighed, "My goddaughter Y/n had another close encounter at her birthday party. Luckily Severus was there to interfere," he gestured to Snape and he just looked down, not wanting to make a show out of him doing his job. "however the death eaters will continue to come for her until Voldemort can get his hands on her." Severus looked down at the sentence thinking about what the old man was saying. "Severus, have you got any new information?" Albus asked, snapping him out of his train of thought. "Not particularly, I am going to a meeting tonight though so Im sure I will hear more. As of right now their current plan remains the same." Albus nodded in disappointment, "And is he still helping them." Severus nodded. "Who do you mean?" Remus asked from across the table, Sirius on his left looking puzzled as well. "Quincy." Albus said reluctantly. Severus tensed at the name, feeling a heat run through his blood at the thought of the man. Remus just nodded "Merlin.." Sirius mumbled. "We just need to focus on the things we can control, and until we know their next move, we don't know how to fight back." Albus sighed, "Just look out for anything suspicious and if you know anything at all report it back to me immediately." Everyone nodded and got up to leave. "Severus," Dumbledore stopped the tall man, "I know you spend a lot of time with Y/n with tutoring and all," Severus just nodded, ignoring the comment and let him continue, "has she shown any signs of... danger?" Severus expected that's where he was going and he kept a stern and cold look on his face. "No, not from what I can tell. Chances of her becoming a threat are very low Albus." Albus just nodded and looked away, "Well alright, come see me after the meeting tonight." Severus nodded and exited the house. Letting out a breath as he apparated back home.

He hated the way he'd been doing this for years, but for some reason this time around was affecting him like no other. He was always caught up in plans whether it was on the good or bad side didn't matter. He always was tied to them. The common factor in both worlds. And now he had so much at stake -- you. He worried every minute he wasn't near enough to save you. Not that you needed saving, but having such a high risk job put you on the radar even more. And now that you were an item on top of Voldemort being after you, he was helpless. It wasn't that he doubted himself, it was the fact he'd seen it before. He'd watch it unfold in front of him for decades. And he watched his first love taken as a result. He cursed himself for being foolish. Kicked himself for letting it happen again. He swore after Lily to never love again to keep himself locked away so he wouldn't be hurt the way he'd been hurt many years ago. One slip up and he is gone, and then Voldemort has a direct line to you. Severus was the only thing that's kept you from being taken away this whole time. One wrong move and you are taken right before his eyes, and he's stuck. Back in the cell of his mind. Trapped forever in a world without you. He would never say it outloud but if you died and he didn't do everything he could have to stop it, he wouldn't have a reason to go on any longer. He would wish to perish with you.

Severus made his way back into his home. Unlocking the door as usual and walking in shutting it behind him. "Hello there Severus." Snape just turned around slowly, wand drawn as he faced the voice coming from his sitting area. "Oh easy now." the shorter man said laughing. "What are you doing here?" He asked, keeping his wand in his hand, ready. "Fine I see you're not in a good mood as usual." Severus just rolled his eyes waiting for the man to get to his point. "I wanted to see how everything is going with the girl." Severus felt his insides turn but he remained his normal cold self. "Well the curse seems to be taking effect, including all the... presumed symptoms. She is living with it though." the man just nodded, "And as for the more long term symptoms?" the man tapped his fingers together waiting for a response. Severus just sighed, not liking the idea of talking about you this way. "Nothing yet." he exhausted and the man frowned, "Oh he will not like that news." he shook his head and Severus thought about what that would entail, "but they still could come through some people take longer than others. And like I said when you decided to do this, It's only been cast on a small number of people." Severus added, hoping to convince the man. "Mm well as long as everyone stays out of the way, all should work out." Severus gritted his teeth trying to keep his mind clear of the terrible outcomes this would have if Dumbledore and the order couldnt find a way to stop them, if he couldn't find a way to stop them from hurting you. "Is that all you came for?" Severus asked, opening the door. The man just looked at him with a bothered and offended face, "Yes it was, I will see you at tonight's meeting, Severus." he nodded, walking past him. "Quincy." Severus said with annoyance in his voice, slamming the door behind him.

Y/n POV

I got up out of bed, slowly stretching my arms and yawning. The sun was brightly coming through the windows and I squinted as I took in a deep breath. I could smell the bacon and coffee coming from the kitchen and quickly got up. I didn't like the idea of not using magic while being here, normally I get ready in under ten minutes but without magic it would take longer, and would be abnormal for me to walk out ready for the day at 9 o'clock. I just put on some slippers brushing my hair down and walking out to the kitchen. "Good morning I made breakfast." My mom said in a tired voice, she didn't look very happy considering she was up and cooking. "Is everything ok?" I asked quietly as I grabbed a plate. "Yes everything's fine." she quipped, moving to grab juice from the fridge. I sat down eating a piece of bacon. "Have you heard from dad at all?" I asked taking a mug and filling it with some coffee. She looked up at me with a face and stopped all her movements. "Seriously?" she asked with annoyance in her voice. I looked away and then back at her, taking a sip of the hot drink and shrugging. "Um yes?" She just sighed, continuing to flip pancakes. "I mean you come to visit me and you are asking about your crazy father who I left? What are you trying to start an argument?" I just stayed silent. This is what she did, she was genuinely crazy. If she wasn't in a good mood, everything you said became a problem, it became a personal attack and the most you could do was argue back until she wears you down or storms off and just stay quiet. So I did. Ignoring her tone and just finishing my plate. "It was delicious. I'm going to go shower." I quickly showered and dried my hair, getting some time to calm my many many racing thoughts. I wondered about Severus, where he was, and if he was safe. And I figured he was worrying the same.

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[thedevilliers]

Hey, I've been reading your story for a while, and I'm enjoying it very much. Following the De Villiers has been so fun, and you've inspired me to create my own royal Simblr!

Can you maybe share some tips about what to do with your royals? I'll be posting my family within the next few weeks, and I have already planned out several engagements + events, including visits to parks/schools/hospitals, parties, and news surrounding a royal pregnancy. I've also planned out the first arc. I don't know what else to do, and I've barely started! If you have any tips related to the beginning of your Simblr that you didn't cover in your other post, I would so appreciate them. I want to get all this nailed down *before* posting, so my blog is the best that it can be.

Also, if you have any advice on how to make things as efficient as possible (especially regarding posing sims, editing/writing posts, etc.), I would love that! I want to cut down on time wasted wherever I can.

Thank you!! :-)

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ill answer everythin under the cut !!!!! spoilers: it got long sorry

first of all, remember we ALL started somewhere. you can look at my first like... fifteen and even MORE posts and they are BAD. oh my gawd idk why i thought they were good, but hey! i learned things from them. you will more than likely change your mind about certain things from the beginning of your blog to who knows, four months from now. don’t focus and worry a lot on ‘perfection’ and setting up ‘high standards’ from the beginning. treat it like a learning curve! this is something we all do for fun, so don’t get stressed a lot on it. you can always change and adapt things and that’s no problem!

i love lists, so im gonna list a few things of advice/tips basing myself on what you said!!!

i personally don't do engagements anymore, so i can't really help you in this regard of even more activities you could do 🧍‍♀️ what i could recommend for people to get to know your characters' personalities and private lives and grow attached to them, add in BTS posts.

continuing on my BTS’ post thing, they are a GREAT way to show more than what the public sees for your royals. because from a press and public point of view, you don't really know 'what goes on behind closed doors'. they could be all happy in public, but in privatE??!??!!?!?

as i said in my starting out guide, i did have around ~15 drafts done before i started posting. just so i could not stress about “oh my god i dont have any posts for tomorrow”. a LOT of ppl do posts and queue them as they go, and they have MANY posts done and usually they start accumulating and they are MONTHS in advance compared to what they’re currently posting. if this method works for you, you can definitely use it!

please, please please read your dialogue OUT loud. is it possible to say a 2093023902 word sentence without a singular use of punctuation? do people in this age and era really talk this way? also please if possible use correct grammar. just a little pet peeve, it can take a reader out of the immersion your story gives them.

we all have our lil dialogue habits. mine is starting sentences with “oh” and the infamous dash “—”. others use ellipses. just make sure you aren’t overdoing it. for example, doing a sentence like “oh— there you are. i was uhm— looking for you. how—how are you? its—i mean where have you uhm— been? yes—ive—ive been fine. you? i mean— your mom” ....just no 😔 it doesnt read well at ALL

you can always do lil filler posts, dont tell anyone tell you otherwise. post a little simstagram post, a little family portrait, updated portraits post, family hanging out, kids hanging out, etc.

for posing sims, i do try and remember where MOST of my poses are in the ingame list. usually creators’ correctly naming the poses helps a lot. for example i need a Mel Bennet pose; hers are usually ALL in the same spot and have the same lil aqua bg so i can easily find them. sometimes, i dl pose packs VERY specifically for a certain scene. am i gonna use them again? no. so i open the .package file in sims4studio and rename them to “00 for emi scene [rest of the og name” so when i open my game, they are around the top of the list! no more scrolling and i easily know what i need it for.

dont be scared to plan things that are happening MONTHS from now or anything in detail. some ppl dont like planning things in detail, or even dont like planning things AT ALL or things that arent happening say, in over 2 weeks because idk, they get bored. i recommend at LEAST having a list of things that HAVE to happen so you have ‘goals’ and you slowly plan out how you’re gonna get there. at LEAST theres some level of planning there. if you’re posting and PLANNING as you go, there’s gonna be holes. and it’s gonna be obvious.

editing wise, i don’t do much. my reshade does most of the work, i just add in my psd, add text and done! this is easily the fastest thing you will ever do.

if you get inspired by someone else doing, idk, a certain layout for the portraits, them adding little things to their captions, a certain edit, etc. if you want to do something similar and you ARE very much aware you were inspired by them, credit them in the caption. i beg. its free, its the nice thing to do, bc if not its rude.

if you get inspired by a certain storyline someone else did and you notice yours is gonna be similar, go ahead and send them a message to let them know and if they have any tips or feel uncomfortable with you doing this. simply put, if you don’t, you’re gonna look bad. we are all bound to do same storylines, such as assassinations, shooty shooty’s, stalkers, first loves, accidental babies, etc. but what changes is how each person approaches it. no ones gonna do it the same way as you and others. if you CONSCIOUSLY start copying else, stop it. and you could even be unconsciously be inspired by someone else too. it happens! just make sure you are able to look at the bigger picture and realize “hey, i’m doing something wrong”

same thing with dialogue. you like a line someone else said in their story? don’t just... steal it and incorporate it into yours word BY WORD

OVERALL: you can be inspired. give credit where it’s due. and don’t copy because someone else is doing ‘something others like’ and you want others to like your story. no no no !

im adding this AFTER i posted it but, be yourself. in the way you interact with others and send questions, etc. don’t try and copy someone else’s personality because they are liked and essentially absorb them. be yourself and i’m sure a lot of ppl will like you the way you are : D

for my writing dialogue etc, this goes back to my point 8. i use milanote, its free and you get 200 free thingies to use, and i plan out how every single one of my posts is gonna go. so i just have to go ingame and i already know what im gonna do. no thoughts, just taking screenshots. for example, this is how a part of my part 2, chapter 3 posts layout looks like. every square is a post that has what is happening, who is in it, what is gonna be said very vaguely, etc:

11. and the most important tip! don’t compare yourself to others. i did it at the beginning. i think we all did at one point. its not good for you at all. please always remember we all are here for share our lil stories with each other and it’s not easy get a following. you’ll get there and its gonna take time. be patient, be nice!!! and i cant wait to see your story!!!!!!!!!!